Haarhoff Surname

170,788th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,523 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Haarhoff Surname Definition:

“Farm (Hof) on a Haar”, or high ground on a Moor.

Haarhoff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,9851:27,2943,488
Germany2821:285,48029,786
United States711:5,105,055259,233
England701:795,97243,050
New Zealand311:146,07517,002
Zimbabwe231:671,22849,171
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Mauritius41:323,35410,053
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Wales41:773,63329,106
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Haarhoff Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Farm (Hof) on a Haar”, or high ground on a Moor.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Haarhoff Last Name Facts

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

The last name Haarhoff occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Haarhoff.

How Common Is The Last Name Haarhoff? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 170,788th most prevalent family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 2,888,445 people. The last name Haarhoff occurs mostly in Africa, where 80 percent of Haarhoff reside; 80 percent reside in Southern Africa and 80 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

Haarhoff is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 1,985 people, or 1 in 27,294. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 25 percent reside, Eastern Cape, where 22 percent reside and Western Cape, where 19 percent reside. Not including South Africa this surname is found in 19 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 11 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Haarhoff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Haarhoff has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Haarhoff surname grew 1,420 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Haarhoff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Haarhoff surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% being registered with the political party.

The amount Haarhoff earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 71.93% more than the national average, earning R 408,564 per year and in United States they earn 37.97% more than the national average, earning $59,533 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Harhoff93396/
Haarhof9349/
Haaroff934/
Harrhoff882/
Haroff8644/
Haarof8615/
Arhoff865/
Aaroff861/
Harhof861/
Harroff80355/
Harouff80244/
Ehrhoff8040/
Herhoff8030/
Charoff8029/
Harhouf805/
Harzoff804/
Jarhoff801/
Harhoof801/
Hauroff800/
Aroff77588/
Harof77143/
Aarof771/
Harrouff7563/
Horchoff7524/
Charhouf759/
Jarchoff758/
Harchouf757/
Hearhoof753/
Khayroff752/
Harouf711,140/
Kharchouf71757/
Charof71225/
Heroff71177/
Arouff71115/
Garoff7181/
Harofe7148/
Asroff7147/
Haroof7141/
Horoff7139/
Jaroff7138/
Argoff7127/
Airoff7124/
Harhaf7117/
Aaroof7115/
Herhof7110/
Aarouf715/
Harrof714/
Charchouf714/
Harchoufe712/
Kharof712/
Orhoff711/
Hearof711/
Earoff711/
Aroiff711/
Hahrof711/
Aharof711/
Arzoff711/
Arhouf711/
Archof711/
Haraff710/
Ahroff710/
Kharouf675,136/
Arof671,885/
Charouf67117/
Hasrouf6782/
Chaarov6751/
Eatroff6748/
Harahaf6745/
Hatrouf6736/
Charaff6716/
Kharoof6711/
Hairouf6710/
Haharov678/
Herrhof677/
Charrof677/
Harhovd675/
Kharowf675/
Gargoff673/
Haroufs673/
Haroufe673/
Orchoff673/
Hajrouf673/
Haarova672/
Garroff672/
Chaaraf672/
Hasraff672/
Haurhov672/
Aaraaff671/
Aarrouf671/
Khaarov671/
Hasroof671/
Horroff671/
Haarrow671/
Harrouf671/
Hahroof671/
Aargoof671/
Charoof671/
Harroof670/

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