Heifetz

Heifetz is a Jewish surname from Belarus and Lithuania.

It derives from Hebrew חפץ (chefets; "delight" "pleasure").

It is unrelated to the similar-sounding Arabic name حافظ (Hafez or Hafiz; guardian, protector).

It is also spelled Chafets, Chaffetz, Chaifetz, Cheifetz, Chejfec, Chofets.

It may refer to: