Surname Heffer in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Heffer families are Croats (from Osijek area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Osijek area and in Osijek.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Heffer live in Croatia today, in three households only.
They are located in threee Croatian counties, two cities and another small place , mostly in Cepin in Osijek area (<10), Zagreb (<5), and in Vinkovci (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Heffer (including: Cheffer , Heeffer , Höffer and Chaeffer ) is present in 30 countries worldwide. "Cheffer " is used by some 500 people in Brazil , about 200 in the United States , and some 60 people in Argentina. "Chaeffer " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Goran Heffer, Hrvoja Heffer, Mirko Heffer, Josip Heffer, Vesna Heffer, Stjepan Heffer, Ivan Heffer, Biserka Heffer, Dino Heffer, Iva Heffer, Ruža Heffer, Branimir Heffer, Mara Heffer, Marija Heffer

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1927 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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