Hefz Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Yemen

Hefz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hefz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Hefz (7) may also be a first name.

Hefz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hefz is borne by more people in Iraq than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Hefz.

How Common Is The Last Name Hefz? popularity and diffusion

The surname Hefz is the 10,311,814th most frequently held surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Hefz live; 67 percent live in West Asia and 33 percent live in Tai-Asia. It is also the 4,548,448th most widespread first name worldwide, borne by 7 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Iraq, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 35,021,654. Not including Iraq it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 33 percent reside and Yemen, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heefz895/
Heifz891/
Heftz890/
Hef86176/
Efz868/
Heifez8024/
Hefftz802/
Heft752,658/
Hafz751,144/
Chef75669/
Heef75300/
Heff75288/
Heif75245/
Hief75143/
Hetf75132/
Heaf7564/
Hifz7562/
Hepf7526/
Khef7510/
Hefe754/
Hevz754/
Hesf753/
Hefs752/
Hedf752/
Hhef752/
Heyf751/
Efcz751/
Heuf751/
Yhfz751/
Efhz751/
Eftz751/
Efzz751/
Ejfz751/
Ewfz751/
Hgef751/
Hevf751/
Hefx751/
Hjef751/
Hofz751/
Hewz750/
Hebz750/
Heifetz73668/
Chejfez731/
Ef673,015/
Chief672,668/
Hoefs671,723/
Cheff67973/
Haefs67671/
Heuff67376/
Cheifetz67313/
Chefe67147/
Hefft67142/
Cheif67139/
Heift67122/
Heffe6797/
Heufs6750/
Heaft6741/
Iohfz6725/
Hieff6717/
Hafzh6716/
Cheef6715/
Haffz6715/
Haifz6712/
Heife678/
Cheefetz677/
Kheyfetz677/
Cheyfetz676/
Kheifetz675/
Hejft675/
Kheef675/
Kheyf674/
Heiff674/
Hevzh673/
Heafs672/
Heapf672/
Cheaf672/
Cheft672/
Heftø672/
Heewz672/
Chejfetz671/
Hessf671/
Heebz671/
Heefs671/
Heeft671/
Heffs671/
Hefts671/
Heifs671/
Heiwz671/
Heyfe671/
Håief671/
Jehef671/
Hehef671/
Heesf671/
Heijf671/
Kheif671/
Aheif671/
Ahief671/
Cheuf671/
Eszfz671/
Chevz671/
Hafzz671/
Hhefh671/
Hevzz671/
Hesft671/
Hjejf671/
Heefe670/
Hefse670/
Heyff670/
Hoftz670/
Hewtz670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Hefz
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