Heffer Surname

212,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,936 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Heffer Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the heifer'; compare Bull, Stott, Palfrey.

Heffer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0891:51,1646,320
United States2371:1,529,363103,723
Australia1911:141,33915,185
Canada1041:354,28532,012
New Zealand791:57,3219,018
South Africa561:967,45960,627
Brazil481:4,459,882118,224
Croatia271:156,61520,822
Israel201:427,88233,464
France141:4,744,480251,814
Northern Ireland131:141,9267,751
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Hungary101:981,62846,877
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5021:48,5575,964
Wales121:130,7015,289
Scotland111:340,29210,329
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1031:487,56034,505

Heffer (23) may also be a first name.

Heffer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the heifer'; compare Bull, Stott, Palfrey.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

A nickname from the Heifer [Old English heáhfore]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From the Old Norse, Evarr; from the Frisian, Eve; from the German, Heffe; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Heffer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Heffer (Arabic: هفر) is found in England more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Heffer.

How Common Is The Last Name Heffer? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 212,696th most commonly held last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 3,764,228 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 61 percent of Heffer live; 57 percent live in Northern Europe and 57 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 2,239,265th most widespread first name on earth It is held by 23 people.

The surname Heffer is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 1,089 people, or 1 in 51,164. In England Heffer is primarily concentrated in: Suffolk, where 17 percent reside, Greater London, where 11 percent reside and Cambridgeshire, where 7 percent reside. Excluding England Heffer exists in 30 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 12 percent reside and Australia, where 10 percent reside.

Heffer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Heffer has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 217 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 230 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it fell 75 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 91 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Heffer Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Heffer surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Heffer surname are 8.59% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.36% being registered with the party.

The amount Heffer earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 65.83% more than the national average, earning 573,915 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 75.91% more than the national average, earning R 418,020 per year; in United States they earn 29.53% more than the national average, earning $55,893 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.63% more than the national average, earning $62,916 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cheffer92767/
Hoeffer92290/
Heeffer92169/
Heiffer9221/
Haeffer929/
Heffert927/
Heffier921/
Hefferd920/
Hieffer920/
Heffere920/
Hefer911,938/
Effer91495/
Heffe9197/
Cheffert8677/
Cheiffer8617/
Cheffere8610/
Cheffher863/
Chieffer863/
Cheeffer861/
Cheffeur861/
Jheiffer861/
Heaffert860/
Hoffer8314,634/
Hoefer834,933/
Hepfer83911/
Geffer83658/
Haffer83618/
Effert83550/
Höffer83474/
Chefer83404/
Heffes83370/
Jeffer83336/
Haefer83224/
Heffey83190/
Efferz83128/
Heefer83119/
Heffez83101/
Heafer8374/
Heifer8342/
Cheffe8332/
Heufer8324/
Hefert8319/
Hiefer8319/
Eiffer8315/
Heferd836/
Effere836/
Hiffer834/
Effier833/
Heffie833/
Effeir832/
Khefer831/
Hesfer831/
Efferd830/
Hyffer830/
Effe80584/
Efer80103/
Hefferová807/
Hefe804/
Hefferova801/
Eiffert77979/
Chieffe77173/
Cheffey77131/
Hopffer77115/
Chiffer7797/
Hoepfer7787/
Cheifer7757/
Cheffre7750/
Heffess7743/
Efferth7739/
Heaffey7733/
Eyffert7725/
Chepfer7724/
Heffetz7723/
Heifert7715/
Cheffet7711/
Gehefer7710/
Cheffie779/
Huyffer777/
Hesfehr777/
Hheifer773/
Ahaffer772/
Hoffier772/
Heuffeu772/
Heffets772/
Höffert772/
Kheyfer771/
Cheiffe771/
Cheafer771/
Heeferd771/
Heffoey771/
Hoefier771/
Hofferr771/
Hiffert771/
Haffeur771/
Höpffer771/
Chefere771/
Cheffeu771/
Chefier771/
Kheafer771/
Cheufer771/
Hepfert770/
Cheefer770/
Cheffee770/
Heffesh770/
Hesfert770/
Hioffer770/
Heiffey770/
Heaffie770/
Haiffer770/
Heiferd770/
Hofer7373,348/
Höfer7316,828/
Hafer736,443/
Offer734,035/
Efere731,166/
Geffe73415/
Eiffe73331/
Effeh73263/
Jeffe73166/
Effie73152/
Chefe73147/
Effet73146/
Effes73141/
Eifer73129/
Affer73120/
Hefez73101/
Efeer7398/
Effey7371/
Esfer7371/
Iffer7360/
Etfer7359/
Heffy7356/
Gefer7354/
Hiffe7344/
Efert7343/
Hefre7342/
Heffi7341/
Hefei7338/
Heffa7334/
Eufer7333/
Häfer7331/
Jefer7329/
Effre7320/
Eyfer7314/
Hefes7314/
Effee7313/
Hifer739/
Heife738/
Effed736/
Héfer735/
Efeir732/
Effea732/
Hyfer731/
Iefer731/
Heyfe731/
Hiefe731/
Ewfer731/
Eyffe731/
Efier731/
Effei731/
Efffe731/
Éffer731/
Hefet731/
Effhe731/
Ahfer731/
Edfer731/
Jffer731/
Heefe730/
Eferd730/
Eaffe730/
Ohfer730/
Eyfferth7128/
Chiffert7124/
Heferová715/
Choiffer712/
Cheffhir712/
Chiffier712/
Chhiffer711/
Chieffeu711/
Haiffeur711/
Cheaffet711/
Headferd710/
Cheeffee710/
Chefhier710/
Efe6774,668/
Eifert674,825/
Hopfer671,628/
Cheffa67900/
Hepher67666/
Iffert67648/
Cheffi67532/
Höfert67519/
Heafey67503/
Chiffe67357/
Chiefe67309/
Höpfer67296/
Kheffi67184/
Eyfert67130/
Eiffes67126/
Haifer67121/
Gepfer67119/
Cheffy67115/
Hefetz6796/
Chefre6763/
Hefets6736/
Heifet6730/
Chifer6730/
Chefes6729/
Eiferd6727/
Heifez6724/
Heifre6723/
Cheiffetz6721/
Jeffey6721/
Oiffer6720/
Jeafer6716/
Effreh6716/
Hafeer6714/
Yffert6713/
Yoffer6713/
Chefeh6713/
Hayfer6710/
Hefeez6710/
Effire6710/
Hafeur6710/
Effeit6710/
Khifer679/
Esfeir679/
Opffer678/
Khefir677/
Hechfe677/
Cheferova676/
Cheife676/
Effess676/
Jiffer676/
Jeifer675/
Effird674/
Jeffee674/
Chefie674/
Chefei673/
Hefett673/
Effior673/
Heufeu673/
Höfferová673/
Cheefe672/
Chefee672/
Ahafer672/
Etfert672/
Heiffa672/
Hyofer672/
Hyfert672/
Offier671/
Oheefe671/
Chejfe671/
Jeefer671/
Hedfes671/
Hefoey671/
Hifert671/
Hofier671/
Hitfer671/
Eafger671/
Haferr671/
Hafier671/
Jeffeh671/
Chefir671/
Effeet671/
Hefhes671/
Iffere671/
Jiefer671/
Ejfert671/
Affier671/
Echfer671/
Effehy671/
Chéffe671/
Chefey671/
Offfer671/
Effeah671/
Eaffee671/
Effiey671/
Jefeer671/
Haiffe671/
Hofeer671/
Kheife671/
Heaffy670/
Giffer670/
Ophfer670/
Hapfer670/
Eiffee670/
Hepfre670/
Effets670/
Evffie670/
Effett670/
Eiffie670/
Hoffir670/
Hipfer670/
Chefhe670/
Hoifer670/
Heffay670/

Heffer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Heffer in the Arabic language
هفرhfr-

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