Heffer Surname
Approximately 1,936 people bear this surname
Heffer Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the heifer'; compare Bull, Stott, Palfrey.
Heffer Surname Distribution Map
Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
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England | 1,089 | 1:51,164 | 6,320 |
United States | 237 | 1:1,529,363 | 103,723 |
Australia | 191 | 1:141,339 | 15,185 |
Canada | 104 | 1:354,285 | 32,012 |
New Zealand | 79 | 1:57,321 | 9,018 |
South Africa | 56 | 1:967,459 | 60,627 |
Brazil | 48 | 1:4,459,882 | 118,224 |
Croatia | 27 | 1:156,615 | 20,822 |
Israel | 20 | 1:427,882 | 33,464 |
France | 14 | 1:4,744,480 | 251,814 |
Northern Ireland | 13 | 1:141,926 | 7,751 |
Germany | 12 | 1:6,708,788 | 223,026 |
Hungary | 10 | 1:981,628 | 46,877 |
Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
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Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
---|---|---|---|
England | 502 | 1:48,557 | 5,964 |
Wales | 12 | 1:130,701 | 5,289 |
Scotland | 11 | 1:340,292 | 10,329 |
Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
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United States | 103 | 1:487,560 | 34,505 |
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 nickname from the Heifer [Old English heáhfore]
From the Old Norse, Evarr; from the Frisian, Eve; from the German, Heffe; a personal name.
Heffer Demographics
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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
Heffer Name Transliterations
Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
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Heffer in the Arabic language | ||
هفر | hfr | - |
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