Hieff Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Hieff Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 9 | 1:1,277,405 | 87,318 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Hieff Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hieff Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hieff is found in Belgium more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Hieff? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,772,636th most frequently used surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Hieff live; 94 percent live in Western Europe and 53 percent live in Gallo-Europe.
Hieff is most frequent in Belgium, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 1,277,405. In Belgium Hieff is most numerous in: Brussels Capital Region, where 67 percent reside and Walloon Region, where 33 percent reside. Outside of Belgium this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 35 percent reside and Luxembourg, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chieff | 91 | 44 | / |
| Heff | 89 | 288 | / |
| Hiff | 89 | 234 | / |
| Hief | 89 | 143 | / |
| Ieff | 89 | 1 | / |
| Chieffe | 83 | 173 | / |
| Chieffs | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hiefftt | 83 | 1 | / |
| Chief | 80 | 2,668 | / |
| Cheff | 80 | 973 | / |
| Heuff | 80 | 376 | / |
| Hefft | 80 | 142 | / |
| Heffe | 80 | 97 | / |
| Hiffe | 80 | 44 | / |
| Chiff | 80 | 28 | / |
| Heiff | 80 | 4 | / |
| Hueff | 80 | 2 | / |
| Haiff | 80 | 2 | / |
| Heffs | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hiefe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hieft | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yheff | 80 | 1 | / |
| Håief | 80 | 1 | / |
| Huiff | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ahief | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yhief | 80 | 1 | / |
| Heyff | 80 | 0 | / |
| Iff | 75 | 903 | / |
| Eff | 75 | 860 | / |
| Hef | 75 | 176 | / |
| Hif | 75 | 165 | / |
| Ief | 75 | 24 | / |
| Chiffe | 73 | 357 | / |
| Chiefe | 73 | 309 | / |
| Cheffe | 73 | 32 | / |
| Chiefs | 73 | 6 | / |
| Chioff | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hchief | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chiief | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chuiff | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jheyff | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jheiff | 73 | 1 | / |
| Johief | 73 | 1 | / |
| Haaiff | 73 | 1 | / |
| Haiffe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chiffs | 73 | 0 | / |
| Hoiffs | 73 | 0 | / |
| Cheaff | 73 | 0 | / |
| Hiew | 67 | 8,579 | / |
| Jeff | 67 | 8,379 | / |
| Heft | 67 | 2,658 | / |
| Hieb | 67 | 2,597 | / |
| Haif | 67 | 2,507 | / |
| Chef | 67 | 669 | / |
| Khif | 67 | 615 | / |
| Effe | 67 | 584 | / |
| Ifft | 67 | 471 | / |
| Giff | 67 | 446 | / |
| Hife | 67 | 408 | / |
| Ijff | 67 | 355 | / |
| Heef | 67 | 300 | / |
| Eiff | 67 | 271 | / |
| Chif | 67 | 265 | / |
| Heif | 67 | 245 | / |
| Effs | 67 | 183 | / |
| Hetf | 67 | 132 | / |
| Iefp | 67 | 124 | / |
| Hipf | 67 | 108 | / |
| Heaf | 67 | 64 | / |
| Hifz | 67 | 62 | / |
| Aiff | 67 | 60 | / |
| Iffe | 67 | 40 | / |
| Hift | 67 | 39 | / |
| Iesf | 67 | 38 | / |
| Hepf | 67 | 26 | / |
| Ihef | 67 | 17 | / |
| Hiev | 67 | 15 | / |
| Hiif | 67 | 13 | / |
| Yeff | 67 | 12 | / |
| Geff | 67 | 12 | / |
| Khef | 67 | 10 | / |
| Jiff | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ioff | 67 | 7 | / |
| Eyff | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hoif | 67 | 5 | / |
| Edff | 67 | 4 | / |
| Huef | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hefe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Efpf | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hesf | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hefz | 67 | 3 | / |
| Euff | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eaff | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hefs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hisf | 67 | 2 | / |
| Huif | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hiof | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jhff | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ieft | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hedf | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hhef | 67 | 2 | / |
| Epff | 67 | 2 | / |
| Choiffe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cheiffe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ieef | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heyf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ihif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Țiff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cheuffh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Esff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heuf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ehijefe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uiff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yhif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ewff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jhif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jief | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hgef | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hevf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iehf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iief | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hjef | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hjff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hjif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hijf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hidf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Efft | 67 | 0 | / |
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