Huffell Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Huffell Surname Definition:

Or Heuville. Geoffry de Heuville, Norm. 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae).

Huffell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil271:7,928,679178,836
England61:9,286,343223,652
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Hüffell (7) are calculated separately.

Huffell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Or Heuville. Geoffry de Heuville, Norm. 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae).

The Norman People (1874)

Huffell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Huffell is found most in Brazil. It can also be rendered as a variant: Hüffell. Click here for other potential spellings of Huffell.

How Common Is The Last Name Huffell? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,141,416th most numerous last name globally, borne by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 85 percent of Huffell live; 69 percent live in South America and 69 percent live in Luso-South America.

The last name Huffell is most frequently used in Brazil, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 7,928,679. In Brazil it is mostly found in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 96 percent are found and Santa Catarina, where 4 percent are found. Barring Brazil it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 15 percent are found and The United States, where 15 percent are found.

Huffell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Huffell has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Huffell last name contracted 45 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hüffell957/
Hueffell930/
Huffel92108/
Uffell921/
Heuffel8622/
Hueffel866/
Huffeld865/
Hutfell861/
Uffel8323/
Hufel831/
Huffeldt803/
Hauffeld802/
Chauffel801/
Housfell801/
Houfel77193/
Hufeld77129/
Hüffel77120/
Heufel7763/
Hupfel7743/
Uffelt7721/
Hiffel771/
Haufel771/
Hutfel771/
Euffel771/
Oufell771/
Husfel771/
Hufill770/
Hufelt770/
Husffeldt751/
Ufel73194/
Hufl731/
Uffl731/
Hupfeld711,487/
Hoeffel71731/
Husfelt71254/
Husfeld71237/
Huepfel7127/
Hufeldt7120/
Hußfeld7112/
Heufeld712/
Haufelt711/
Oudffel711/
Hupfelt710/
Gauffel710/
Hipfell710/
Hausfeld671,164/
Husfeldt67355/
Hupfl6747/
Hufflett6743/
Hupfeldt6739/
Huusfelt6739/
Hußfeldt6736/
Housfeld6727/
Hussfelt6717/
Chusfeel6711/
Ufiel676/
Hüffeldt675/
Ufeld672/
Huflt672/
Hifel672/
Jufel672/
Huufeldt671/
Chhusfel671/
Hutfeldt671/
Hutfl671/
Uifll671/
Huitfelt671/
Oufel671/
Huthfeld671/
Gufel671/
Eufel671/
Hausfelt670/
Hushfeld670/
Hushfelt670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Huffell
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