Hefty Surname

254,336th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,553 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Hefty Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hefty Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4771:245,40223,385
Argentina271:1,583,08986,049
France131:5,109,440259,941
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Slovakia71:762,35073,078
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
England11:55,718,059489,080
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2721:184,62816,354

Hefty (31) may also be a first name.

Hefty Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Hefty Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Hefty is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hefty? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 254,336th most widely held last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 4,692,560 people. The surname Hefty is predominantly found in The Americas, where 87 percent of Hefty reside; 85 percent reside in North America and 85 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,874,099th most frequently held first name internationally It is held by 31 people.

The last name Hefty is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 1,477 people, or 1 in 245,402. In The United States it is most frequent in: Wisconsin, where 26 percent live, California, where 7 percent live and Texas, where 6 percent live. Beside The United States it exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 2 percent live and France, where 1 percent live.

Hefty Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hefty has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hefty last name increased 543 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hefty Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Hefty are 18.34% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.11% being registered with the party.

Hefty earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.33% more than the national average, earning $46,742 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heftøy9113/
Heftay916/
Heffty915/
Heafty911/
Heufty910/
Heftey910/
Efty892,093/
Hefti803,813/
Hefte80244/
Hefta80237/
Eftey8015/
Eifty8010/
Gefty804/
Efthy801/
Eafty801/
Hewty801/
Hifty800/
Hefter732,520/
Hewtty73108/
Heftie7334/
Heffta7314/
Hefteh735/
Heftai733/
Hebtay731/
Hebtey731/
Chefta731/
Chifty731/
Khefti731/
Heifte730/
Heffte730/
Ifty674,508/
Efti672,085/
Efta67630/
Heffter67178/
Chefter6737/
Efte6715/
Ewty672/
Jefftey672/
Jfty672/
Heiftje671/
Heiftez671/
Heftead671/
Cheavty671/
Yfty671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hefty
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