Heift Surname

1,637,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 122 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Heift Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Heift Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1191:676,51652,308
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Heift Last Name Facts

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

Heift is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Heift? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,637,889th most commonly held family name globally, borne by around 1 in 59,733,983 people. The last name Heift is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Heift live; 98 percent live in Western Europe and 98 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 119 people, or 1 in 676,516. In Germany it is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 47 percent live, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 43 percent live and Berlin, where 8 percent live. Outside of Germany this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 1 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heifet9130/
Heifte910/
Heft892,658/
Heif89245/
Hift8939/
Cheifet8323/
Heuft80682/
Hefte80244/
Hefft80142/
Cheif80139/
Haeft8047/
Heaft8041/
Heife808/
Hejft805/
Heiff804/
Heitv803/
Heibt802/
Chift802/
Cheft802/
Heftø802/
Kheft801/
Heeft801/
Hefts801/
Heifs801/
Heifz801/
Huift801/
Hieft801/
Eifet801/
Hifte801/
Heijf801/
Kheif801/
Aheif801/
Hesft801/
Khift801/
Heftz800/
Hueft800/
Hoift800/
Eft75202/
Hef75176/
Hif75165/
Ift75109/
Eif7530/
Hoefft7356/
Hijfte737/
Cheife736/
Hefftz732/
Hedfts731/
Heyife731/
Cheief731/
D'Heft731/
Jheiff731/
Kheife731/
Hoepft730/
Eiffte730/
Heffte730/
Gift6710,670/
Haft675,010/
Haif672,507/
Heib672,320/
Ifte671,034/
Chef67669/
Khif67615/
Ifft67471/
Hife67408/
Haifete67376/
Heef67300/
Heff67288/
Eiff67271/
Chif67265/
Eife67243/
Hiff67234/
Heihoff67166/
Jift67163/
Hief67143/
Hetf67132/
Geft67128/
Hipf67108/
Heaf6764/
Hifz6762/
Oeft6736/
Hepf6726/
Jeft6717/
Efte6715/
Idft6713/
Heiv6710/
Khef6710/
Heiw678/
Eiif675/
Hoif675/
Hebt674/
Hefe674/
Hesf673/
Jeif673/
Hefz673/
Ifth673/
Hefs672/
Hisf672/
Häft672/
Huif672/
Iftz672/
Hiof672/
Yeft672/
Ieft672/
Hedf672/
Hhef672/
Eivf672/
Aeft672/
Cheiffe671/
Hevt671/
Hewt671/
Hiefftt671/
Eaft671/
Oift671/
Eief671/
Eibt671/
Heyf671/
Esft671/
Heuf671/
Uift671/
Yhft671/
Ahft671/
Eftp671/
Eftt671/
Eftz671/
Eipf671/
Eijf671/
Eihf671/
Eitf671/
Euif671/
Euft671/
Izft671/
Jhif671/
Hgef671/
Hevf671/
Iftp671/
Iftt671/
Isft671/
Itft671/
Ipft671/
Hjef671/
Hjif671/
Hijf671/
Hidf671/
Efts670/
Efft670/
Yift670/

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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 Heift
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