Haffar Surname

93,564th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,098 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Haffar Surname User-submission:

Haffar is an 'excavator' or 'someone who digs'. In Iran, The Haffar is a canal from the Korun River to the Persian Gulf, near the City of Korramshahr in southwest Iran. In former times there were castles besides the canal, "Coul- Haffar", the canal was dug out by probable slave named Haffar while Adud ad-Daula was at reign (09/24 936 , Isfahan --03/26 983, Bagdad).

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Haffar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria2,1681:17,8193,265
Saudi Arabia1,0731:28,7574,075
Morocco6131:56,2429,319
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
United States2081:1,742,591114,999
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Venezuela901:335,6017,420
Syria731:264,3984,341
United Arab Emirates581:157,97011,714
Canada561:657,95753,499
France381:1,747,966156,445
England331:1,688,42669,999
Tunisia291:21,0563,344
Lebanon271:208,7818,577
Argentina181:2,374,634110,716
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Ecuador141:1,136,13215,474
Denmark121:470,39330,183
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Bermuda71:9,3261,286
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Iceland11:380,09011,096
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Haffar (26) may also be a first name.

Haffar Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Haffar is an 'excavator' or 'someone who digs'. In Iran, The Haffar is a canal from the Korun River to the Persian Gulf, near the City of Korramshahr in southwest Iran. In former times there were castles besides the canal, "Coul- Haffar", the canal was dug out by probable slave named Haffar while Adud ad-Daula was at reign (09/24 936 , Isfahan --03/26 983, Bagdad).

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Haffar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Haffar occurs more in Algeria more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Haffar? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 93,564th most common last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,429,491 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 65 percent of Haffar are found; 58 percent are found in North Africa and 55 percent are found in Mahgreb. It is also the 2,084,397th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, borne by 26 people.

It is most frequently held in Algeria, where it is held by 2,168 people, or 1 in 17,819. In Algeria it is most frequent in: Algiers Province, where 54 percent live, Oum el-Bouaghi Province, where 10 percent live and Sétif Province, where 9 percent live. Other than Algeria Haffar exists in 43 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 21 percent live and Morocco, where 12 percent live.

Haffar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Haffar has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Haffar last name expanded 5,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Haffar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Haffar last name are 40.19% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 86.96% registered with the political party.

The amount Haffar earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 19.59% more than the national average, earning $51,601 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.74% more than the national average, earning $58,002 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chaffar92317/
Khaffar9223/
Haffart923/
Haffard923/
Hgaffar922/
Haaffar921/
Haffaar921/
Hayffar921/
Hafar912,932/
Affar91619/
Chaffard86929/
Chaffart8666/
Gaffar8365,580/
Jaffar8326,220/
Hafare83654/
Affare83638/
Asffar83172/
Khafar83139/
Hoffar83107/
Chafar8384/
Hjafar8381/
Haffor8316/
Hajfar8312/
Hasfar8311/
Haafar8311/
Affair834/
Ahafar834/
Hafarh833/
Hafard832/
Azffar832/
Hafarz831/
Affart831/
Affard831/
Heffar831/
Hgafar831/
Hhafar831/
Aaffar831/
Hatfar831/
Haifar831/
Haefar830/
Hafart830/
Afar804,606/
Chauffard80279/
Haffarova8019/
Haffarová803/
Hoffart772,828/
Hafford771,738/
Hoffard77607/
Jaaffar77298/
Gaaffar77284/
Chaifar77138/
Affaire77100/
Auffart7766/
Gaffaar7743/
Chafare7717/
Khayfar7716/
Chafart7711/
Khafare7710/
Jaffaar778/
Chafard777/
Ja'ffar776/
Haffoor774/
Haffort773/
Gaffhar773/
Jhaafar772/
Jaffear772/
Gaffaur772/
Gaffair772/
Chaffor771/
Chaufar771/
Hasfare771/
Jaffarr771/
Haffeur771/
Haffour771/
Hgaffor771/
Jauffar771/
Khafaar771/
Khaffor771/
Haifard771/
Assffar771/
Gafffar771/
Jhafaar771/
Hoffahr770/
Heafart770/
Haffore770/
Jafar73210,648/
Gafar7371,030/
Asfar7324,468/
Azfar733,029/
Afare73709/
Affor73384/
Aufar73124/
Hafor73123/
Hofar73114/
Ajfar73112/
Afgar73101/
Aafar7399/
Ayfar7334/
Offar7330/
Awfar7326/
Afair7323/
Afasr7316/
Ahfar7315/
Effar7313/
Adfar7312/
Hefar7312/
Aifar7310/
Afard7310/
Afarh7310/
Afarr737/
Afarz737/
Afaar734/
Atfar732/
Afart732/
Afaur731/
Aïfar731/
Auffarth71467/
Choffart71359/
Hafarova71223/
Auffahrt7177/
Haupfear7174/
Chaffort7151/
Heafford7151/
Chaffeur7138/
Choffard7134/
Chafford7127/
Chaufard7123/
Ja'affar7115/
Hoffardt719/
Jaffa'ar713/
Chaufare712/
Gahffaar712/
Chaffour712/
Haufford711/
Hayfford711/
Ayffarth711/
Hoffahrt711/
Jauffaur711/
Gahaffor711/
Chafardt711/
Hjaafaar711/
Haiffeur711/
Jaafar67214,304/
Gaafar6740,099/
Goffar673,287/
Gafaar672,498/
Chauffour671,035/
Jaufar67983/
Gaffor67921/
Afford67711/
Jafaar67532/
Gapfar67526/
Jaifar67312/
Assfar67206/
Ashfar67199/
Hafour67161/
Chauffeur67130/
Afeare67128/
Hofart67121/
Hoefar6798/
Asfard6790/
Ja'far6776/
Chofar6751/
Khofar6743/
Chafor6735/
Haford6733/
Chouffart6732/
Gafarr6730/
Offard6724/
Affore6722/
Jeafar6721/
Affour6720/
Aufart6717/
Ahavar6716/
Khafor6714/
Affort6713/
Jafair6712/
Gaufar6711/
Jafarr6711/
Jaffor6710/
Hafeur6710/
Haphar679/
Ga'far679/
Gafaur677/
Gafair677/
Atfare676/
Houfar676/
Jayfar675/
Chafarova675/
Hafoor675/
Ouffar675/
Achfar675/
Gayfar674/
Japfar674/
Hafort674/
Ajfair674/
Afaire674/
Gohfar674/
Gafear673/
Jafear673/
Jaáfar673/
Jhofar673/
Asfair672/
Aafare672/
Joffar672/
Hayfor672/
Gajfar672/
Gafahr672/
Hafore672/
Afardh672/
Aufair672/
Asfaar672/
Aajfar671/
Hofard671/
Jâafar671/
Afforh671/
Haufor671/
Jafaur671/
Aphaar671/
Afpfor671/
Hotfar671/
Hgafor671/
Johfar671/
Offart671/
Gafgar671/
Aafaur671/
Afarre671/
Aszfar671/
Auffahrth671/
Ayfard671/
Chafarowa671/
Jafarh671/
Jaãfar671/
J'Afar671/
Asfart671/
Azfare671/
Gaifar671/
Jaf'ar671/
Hadfor670/
Awfard670/
Offare670/
Heasfford670/
Hoffor670/

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