Hief Surname

1,478,479th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 143 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Hief Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hief Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany711:1,133,88074,985
Austria411:207,69425,759
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Hief Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hief occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Hief.

How Common Is The Last Name Hief? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,478,479th most frequently occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 50,961,860 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 79 percent of Hief live; 79 percent live in Western Europe and 79 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Hief is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 71 people, or 1 in 1,133,880. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Bavaria, where 58 percent reside, Hesse, where 25 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 13 percent reside. Beside Germany this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 29 percent reside and The United States, where 19 percent reside.

Hief Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hief has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hief last name grew 2,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hief Last Name Statistics demography

Hief earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.72% more than the national average, earning $49,070 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chief892,668/
Hieff8917/
Hiefe891/
Hieft891/
Håief891/
Ahief891/
Yhief891/
Hef86176/
Hif86165/
Ief8624/
Chiefe80309/
Chieff8044/
Chiefs806/
Hchief801/
Chiief801/
Johief801/
Hiew758,579/
Heft752,658/
Hieb752,597/
Haif752,507/
Chef75669/
Khif75615/
Hife75408/
Heef75300/
Heff75288/
Chif75265/
Heif75245/
Hiff75234/
Hetf75132/
Iefp75124/
Hipf75108/
Heaf7564/
Hifz7562/
Hift7539/
Iesf7538/
Hepf7526/
Ihef7517/
Hiev7515/
Hiif7513/
Khef7510/
Hoif755/
Huef754/
Hefe754/
Hesf753/
Hefz753/
Hefs752/
Hisf752/
Huif752/
Hiof752/
Ieft752/
Hedf752/
Hhef752/
Ieef751/
Heyf751/
Ihif751/
Heuf751/
Ieff751/
Yhif751/
Jhif751/
Jief751/
Hgef751/
Hevf751/
Iehf751/
Iief751/
Hjef751/
Hjif751/
Hijf751/
Hidf751/
Chieffe73173/
Chieffs731/
Hiefftt731/
Ehijefe731/
Chiew6711,103/
Ef673,015/
Chieb671,638/
If671,337/
Khaif671,191/
Chaif671,037/
Cheff67973/
Khiev67768/
Chife67567/
Heuff67376/
Khoif67373/
Chiev67223/
Chefe67147/
Hefft67142/
Khiew67140/
Cheif67139/
Heift67122/
Heffe6797/
Hiffe6744/
Heaft6741/
Ihiev6736/
Chiff6728/
Cheef6715/
Haifz6712/
Choif679/
Heife678/
Ahiew677/
Heefz675/
Hejft675/
Hijeb675/
Kheef675/
Kheyf674/
Heiff674/
Hyiev674/
Ieeaf674/
Heafs672/
Heapf672/
Cheaf672/
Chift672/
Hueff672/
Haiff672/
Haife672/
Ahaif672/
Cheft672/
Heftø672/
Hiofh672/
Khipf671/
Hessf671/
Heefs671/
Heeft671/
Heffs671/
Heifs671/
Heifz671/
Huift671/
Heyfe671/
Hiphe671/
Yheff671/
Huiff671/
Jehef671/
Jehif671/
Hehef671/
Heesf671/
Heijf671/
Kheif671/
Aheif671/
Chidf671/
Cheuf671/
Hjaif671/
Haaif671/
Yhisf671/
Ejhef671/
Hhefh671/
Hesft671/
Iievf671/
Hjejf671/
Khyif671/
Heefe670/
Hoift670/
Heyff670/

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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
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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 Hief
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