Kheyfets Surname

419,686th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 827 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Kheyfets Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kheyfets Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia4341:332,08133,303
United States2941:1,232,85487,287
Belarus601:158,35121,538
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Kazakhstan111:1,607,50079,317
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
France11:66,422,722504,397
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

Kheyfets Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kheyfets (Russian: Хейфец) is most common in Russia. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kheyfets? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 419,686th most commonly held surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 8,812,027 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 49 percent of Kheyfets are found; 48 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 48 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

This last name is most commonly used in Russia, where it is borne by 434 people, or 1 in 332,081. In Russia it is mostly concentrated in: Saint Petersburg, where 19 percent are found, Moscow, where 19 percent are found and Kemerovo Oblast, where 7 percent are found. Not including Russia it occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 36 percent are found and Belarus, where 7 percent are found.

Kheyfets Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Orthodox (76%) in Russia and Orthodox (50%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Kheyfets surname are 1.12% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 45.65% registered with the party.

The amount Kheyfets earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 8.24% more than the national average, earning $46,705 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.63% less than the national average, earning $34,466 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kheyefets941/
Heyfets935/
Khefets934/
Keyfets932/
Kheifets88237/
Kheyfits8888/
Kheyfetz887/
Khayfets884/
Heiyfets881/
Hefets8636/
Heifets8088/
Keyfetz8014/
Heffets802/
Chefets802/
Hefts771/
Kheifyts7519/
Kheifits759/
Khayfits757/
Cheyfetz756/
Kheifetz755/
Kheifetc752/
Khevfits751/
Hefetz7196/
Hafets7135/
Hedfts711/
Kifets711/
Kefetz711/
Chefetz671,775/
Heifetz67668/
Kayfetz6752/
Keifetz6727/
Chafets6727/
Chyfetz6725/
Heffetz6723/
Keyfitz6712/
Ceifets678/
Heifecs676/
Khephetshe673/
Heifetx672/
Hejfecs671/
Hiefetz671/
Heifits671/
Hayfetz671/

Kheyfets Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kheyfets in the Russian language
Хейфецhejfec-

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