Hiff Surname

1,064,392nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 234 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Hiff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hiff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1621:410,01760,039
Luxembourg431:13,5012,808
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England271:902,79138,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Hiff Last Name Facts

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

Hiff occurs most in France. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hiff? popularity and diffusion

Hiff is the 1,064,392nd most commonly held surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 31,143,359 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 88 percent of Hiff reside; 88 percent reside in Western Europe and 70 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

The surname is most commonly used in France, where it is carried by 162 people, or 1 in 410,017. In France Hiff is most frequent in: Grand Est, where 80 percent live, Occitanie, where 9 percent live and Île-de-France, where 6 percent live. Aside from France it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Luxembourg, where 18 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.

Hiff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hiff has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Hiff last name increased 114 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hiff Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

The amount Hiff earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 34.41% less than the national average, earning $28,302 USD per year and in Canada they earn 36.59% more than the national average, earning $67,861 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hiffe8944/
Chiff8928/
Hieff8917/
Heiff894/
Haiff892/
Huiff891/
Iff86903/
Hif86165/
Chiffe80357/
Chieff8044/
Chioff802/
Jheiff801/
Chuiff801/
Haaiff801/
Haiffe801/
Hoiffs800/
Chiffs800/
Haif752,507/
Khif75615/
Ifft75471/
Giff75446/
Hife75408/
Ijff75355/
Heff75288/
Eiff75271/
Chif75265/
Heif75245/
Hief75143/
Hipf75108/
Hifz7562/
Aiff7560/
Iffe7540/
Hift7539/
Jiff759/
Ioff757/
Hoif755/
Hiof752/
Huif752/
Hisf752/
Jhff752/
Uiff751/
Hidf751/
Hijf751/
Hjif751/
Hjff751/
Jhif751/
Țiff751/
Ieff751/
Choiffe731/
Cheiffe731/
Chief672,668/
If671,337/
Khaif671,191/
Chaif671,037/
Cheff67973/
Chife67567/
Heuff67376/
Khoif67373/
Eiffe67331/
Hefft67142/
Cheif67139/
Heift67122/
Heffe6797/
Juiff6719/
Gaiff6713/
Haifz6712/
Choif679/
Heife678/
Häffs678/
Ioffh673/
Chift672/
Yiffe672/
Hiofh672/
Ahaif672/
Haife672/
Jiffe671/
Khipf671/
Jiffs671/
Heffs671/
Aiffe671/
Heifs671/
Heifz671/
Iddff671/
Haaif671/
Hjaif671/
Chidf671/
Ahief671/
Aheif671/
Huift671/
Kheif671/
Heijf671/
Håief671/
Oiwff671/
Eihff671/
Heyff670/
Hoift670/

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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
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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 Hiff
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