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Cognomen חפר (Hefer , Hepher , חפר ) , worldwide, is quite a rare last name. The surname חפר is habitual in Israel, where it is quite a rare surname, South Africa, and Croatia, where it is a rare surname. In absolute terms, the name is most common in South Africa, Israel, and the United Kingdom. Much less frequently, חפר is the forename as well as the last name.