Haefs Surname

492,802nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 671 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Haefs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Haefs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3541:227,41725,366
United States3151:1,150,66382,561
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Haefs Last Name Facts

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

The last name Haefs occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Haefs? popularity and diffusion

The surname Haefs is the 492,802nd most commonly occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 10,860,724 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 53 percent of Haefs live; 53 percent live in Western Europe and 53 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most numerous in Germany, where it is held by 354 people, or 1 in 227,417. In Germany it is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 85 percent live, Hesse, where 7 percent live and Berlin, where 3 percent live. Outside of Germany this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 47 percent live and Belgium, where 0 percent live.

Haefs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Haefs has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Haefs surname expanded 2,625 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Haefs Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Haefs surname are 27.47% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 74.24% being registered with the political party.

Haefs earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.58% more than the national average, earning $45,126 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Haeffs9165/
Hafs891,504/
Aefs892/
Haef892/
Hefs892/
Hoefs801,723/
Hafsh80359/
Hafss80137/
Haufs8081/
Heufs8050/
Haafs8050/
Khaef8049/
Haeft8047/
Hafsø8037/
Haeff809/
Aefst807/
Haefe806/
Chaef804/
H'Afs802/
Haffs802/
Heafs802/
Heifs801/
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Heffs801/
Huefs801/
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Afs75501/
Aef7522/
Efs755/
Hafsås73167/
Hoeffs7336/
Chaeff738/
Hajevs731/
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Heifst731/
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Houefs731/
Haifes730/
Haws676,048/
Höfs671,287/
Hafz671,144/
Hofs67894/
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Hews67514/
Hoef67342/
Haev67288/
Effs67183/
Afsh6779/
Gaef6733/
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Aetf676/
Aebs675/
Haew674/
Hefz673/
Aesf673/
Aaef672/
Aeft672/
Afss672/
Ahef671/
Efss671/
Eafs671/
Evfs671/
Ayfs671/
Aufs671/
Aefx671/
Aesw671/
Aeyf671/
Afsj671/
Affs671/
Aehf671/
Aepf671/
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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Haefs
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