Hafar Surname

150,438th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,932 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Hafar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hafar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran8381:91,6269,188
Syria5341:36,1442,213
Lebanon3921:14,3801,990
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Iraq1831:191,3754,515
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Afghanistan1341:239,9494,164
Jordan1231:71,8906,038
United States991:3,661,201203,401
Kuwait871:43,6865,304
Algeria691:559,87838,350
Ukraine201:2,276,135151,395
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Pakistan111:16,240,35364,496
Yemen91:2,936,14415,216
India81:95,883,173728,828
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Hafar (655) may also be a first name.

Hafar Last Name Facts

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

Hafar (Arabic: حافار, Hindi: हफर, Marathi: हफार, Oriya: ହଫାର) is found most in Iran. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hafar? popularity and diffusion

The last name Hafar is the 150,438th most numerous surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,485,520 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 88 percent of Hafar live; 54 percent live in West Asia and 42 percent live in Levant. It is also the 324,429th most widespread first name on earth. It is borne by 655 people.

The surname is most frequent in Iran, where it is carried by 838 people, or 1 in 91,626. In Iran it is primarily found in: Razavi Khorasan Province, where 26 percent live, Fars Province, where 23 percent live and Isfahan Province, where 9 percent live. Not including Iran it exists in 24 countries. It also occurs in Syria, where 18 percent live and Lebanon, where 13 percent live.

Hafar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hafar has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hafar last name expanded 2,475 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hafar Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Hafar last name is predominantly Sunni (89%) in Lebanon.

In The United States Hafar are 0.94% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.17% being registered to vote for the party.

Hafar earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 26.81% more than the national average, earning $54,716 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Haffar915,098/
Hafare91654/
Khafar91139/
Chafar9184/
Hjafar9181/
Hajfar9112/
Hasfar9111/
Haafar9111/
Ahafar914/
Hafarh913/
Hafard912/
Hafarz911/
Hgafar911/
Hhafar911/
Hatfar911/
Haifar911/
Haefar910/
Hafart910/
Afar894,606/
Chaffar83317/
Chaifar83138/
Khaffar8323/
Chafare8317/
Khayfar8316/
Chafart8311/
Khafare8310/
Chafard837/
Haffart833/
Haffard833/
Jhaafar832/
Hgaffar832/
Chaufar831/
Hasfare831/
Khafaar831/
Haifard831/
Haaffar831/
Haffaar831/
Hayffar831/
Jhafaar831/
Heafart830/
Jafar80210,648/
Gafar8071,030/
Asfar8024,468/
Azfar803,029/
Afare80709/
Affar80619/
Aufar80124/
Hafor80123/
Hofar80114/
Ajfar80112/
Afgar80101/
Aafar8099/
Ayfar8034/
Awfar8026/
Afair8023/
Afasr8016/
Ahfar8015/
Adfar8012/
Hefar8012/
Aifar8010/
Afard8010/
Afarh8010/
Afarr807/
Afarz807/
Afaar804/
Atfar802/
Afart802/
Afaur801/
Aïfar801/
Chaffard77929/
Hafarova77223/
Haupfear7774/
Chaffart7766/
Chaufard7723/
Chaufare772/
Chafardt771/
Hjaafaar771/
Jaafar73214,304/
Gaffar7365,580/
Gaafar7340,099/
Jaffar7326,220/
Gafaar732,498/
Jaufar73983/
Affare73638/
Jafaar73532/
Gapfar73526/
Jaifar73312/
Assfar73206/
Ashfar73199/
Asffar73172/
Hafour73161/
Afeare73128/
Hofart73121/
Hoffar73107/
Hoefar7398/
Asfard7390/
Ja'far7376/
Chofar7351/
Khofar7343/
Chafor7335/
Haford7333/
Gafarr7330/
Jeafar7321/
Aufart7317/
Ahavar7316/
Haffor7316/
Khafor7314/
Jafair7312/
Gaufar7311/
Jafarr7311/
Hafeur7310/
Haphar739/
Ga'far739/
Gafaur737/
Gafair737/
Atfare736/
Houfar736/
Jayfar735/
Hafoor735/
Achfar735/
Gayfar734/
Japfar734/
Affair734/
Hafort734/
Ajfair734/
Afaire734/
Gohfar734/
Gafear733/
Jafear733/
Jaáfar733/
Jhofar733/
Asfair732/
Aafare732/
Hayfor732/
Gajfar732/
Gafahr732/
Hafore732/
Afardh732/
Aufair732/
Azffar732/
Asfaar732/
Aajfar731/
Hofard731/
Afahar731/
Affart731/
Affard731/
Heffar731/
Jâafar731/
Haufor731/
Jafaur731/
Aphaar731/
Hotfar731/
Hgafor731/
Johfar731/
Gafgar731/
Aafaur731/
Afarre731/
Aszfar731/
Ayfard731/
Aaffar731/
Jafarh731/
Jaãfar731/
J'Afar731/
Asfart731/
Azfare731/
Gaifar731/
Jaf'ar731/
Hadfor730/
Awfard730/
Chauffard71279/
Haffarova7119/
Chafarova715/
Haffarová713/
Chafarowa711/
Hayford6734,584/
Afor674,069/
Hoffart672,828/
Hafford671,738/
Hasford671,654/
Ja'afar67860/
Hoffard67607/
Khafour67497/
Aufaure67468/
Jaaffar67298/
Gaaffar67284/
Jaafarh67275/
Heaford67255/
Hoofard67251/
Hadford67151/
Khafoor67101/
Affaire67100/
Auffart6766/
Hatfoor6762/
Ofar6758/
Gaphfar6746/
Hoodfar6744/
Gaffaar6743/
Chofard6741/
Eafeare6737/
Afarova6715/
Jaafaar6715/
Hatford6712/
Haufort6710/
Jaffaar678/
Khaphar676/
Hofardt676/
Ja'ffar676/
Efar675/
Houfair675/
Chafoor674/
Chafour674/
Chaphar674/
Jaaafar674/
Haffoor674/
Haffort673/
Hayfort673/
Haifoor673/
Haiford672/
Gaphaar672/
Jaffear672/
Gaffaur672/
Gahafor672/
Gaffair672/
Chahvar672/
Chapfor672/
Haßfort672/
Houdfar672/
Jaa'far672/
Chaffor671/
Hasfort671/
Jaffarr671/
Howfare671/
Howfarr671/
Hoofarr671/
Gajjfar671/
Gafhaar671/
Hapford671/
Ahaivar671/
Ashfair671/
Gaafaar671/
Haffeur671/
Haffour671/
Hadfour671/
Jaafaur671/
Hootfar671/
Jaayfar671/
Hgaffor671/
Jauffar671/
Hatfour671/
Khaffor671/
Gahfarr671/
Ahafoor671/
Assffar671/
Choufar671/
Chaufor671/
Jaafarr671/
Gafaaar671/
Gafffar671/
Heifard670/
Hauford670/
Hazford670/
Hoffahr670/
Haffore670/

Hafar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Hafar in the Hindi language
हफरhaphara-
Hafar in the Oriya language
ହଫାରhaphara-
Hafar in the Marathi language
हफारhaphara50
अहफारahaphara50
Hafar in the Arabic language
حافارhafar-

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