Hieftje Surname

1,497,948th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 140 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Hieftje Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hieftje Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1271:2,854,007168,820
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Hieftje Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hieftje is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hieftje? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,497,948th most common last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 52,053,899 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 91 percent of Hieftje reside; 91 percent reside in North America and 91 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Hieftje is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 127 people, or 1 in 2,854,007. In The United States Hieftje is most prevalent in: Michigan, where 58 percent are found, Indiana, where 11 percent are found and Texas, where 9 percent are found. Barring The United States it exists in one country. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 9 percent are found.

Hieftje Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hieftje has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hieftje surname increased 635 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hieftje Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hieftje surname are 39.34% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 86.11% being registered to vote for the political party.

Hieftje earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.38% more than the national average, earning $46,335 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hieftjei931/
Heiftje861/
Hiefter861/
Heftye7792/
Heftie7734/
Efte7315/
Heftier712/
Eftee67361/
Eftei6728/
Eftey6715/

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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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  • 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 Hieftje
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