Héfer Surname
8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa
Héfer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
The alternate forms: Hefer (1,938) are calculated separately.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hefer | 93 | 1,938 | / |
| Häfer | 80 | 31 | / |
| Hifer | 80 | 9 | / |
| Hyfer | 80 | 1 | / |
| Éffer | 80 | 1 | / |
| Éfe | 75 | 28 | / |
| Heffer | 73 | 1,936 | / |
| Hepfer | 73 | 911 | / |
| Chefer | 73 | 404 | / |
| Haifer | 73 | 121 | / |
| Heefer | 73 | 119 | / |
| Heafer | 73 | 74 | / |
| Heifer | 73 | 42 | / |
| Chifer | 73 | 30 | / |
| Heufer | 73 | 24 | / |
| Hefert | 73 | 19 | / |
| Hiefer | 73 | 19 | / |
| Hayfer | 73 | 10 | / |
| Khifer | 73 | 9 | / |
| Heferd | 73 | 6 | / |
| Hiffer | 73 | 4 | / |
| Hyfert | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hyofer | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hitfer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khefer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hesfer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hifert | 73 | 1 | / |
| Echfer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chéffe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hyffer | 73 | 0 | / |
| Hipfer | 73 | 0 | / |
| Hoifer | 73 | 0 | / |
| Cheffer | 67 | 767 | / |
| Ifer | 67 | 533 | / |
| Hife | 67 | 408 | / |
| Heeffer | 67 | 169 | / |
| Efer | 67 | 103 | / |
| Chiffer | 67 | 97 | / |
| Ihfe | 67 | 74 | / |
| Cheifer | 67 | 57 | / |
| Chepfer | 67 | 24 | / |
| Heiffer | 67 | 21 | / |
| Chifere | 67 | 16 | / |
| Jfer | 67 | 16 | / |
| Heifert | 67 | 15 | / |
| Chaifer | 67 | 13 | / |
| Gehefer | 67 | 10 | / |
| Heffert | 67 | 7 | / |
| Huyffer | 67 | 7 | / |
| Hesfehr | 67 | 7 | / |
| Hefe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Khaifer | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hheifer | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yhfe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Choifer | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kheafer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heffier | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chifert | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chefere | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chefier | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cheufer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kheyfer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khyofer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hiffert | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hyfe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heeferd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cheafer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hefferd | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hieffer | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hepfert | 67 | 0 | / |
| Cheefer | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hayferd | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hesfert | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hioffer | 67 | 0 | / |
| Haiffer | 67 | 0 | / |
| Heiferd | 67 | 0 | / |
| Heffere | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Héfer
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