Haffner Surname

47,112th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,994 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Haffner Surname Definition:

(German) One who fashioned pottery, a potter.

Haffner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,5041:80,4759,156
Germany2,7091:29,7183,910
France1,6661:39,8704,974
Argentina4281:99,8688,418
England3471:160,57115,039
Hungary2651:37,0434,030
Canada2641:139,56714,363
Austria1231:69,23110,618
Slovakia1221:43,7418,259
Brazil1051:2,038,80364,511
Switzerland941:87,3719,726
South Africa371:1,464,26276,407
Gambia361:53,429238
Australia311:870,82953,581
Norway291:177,32021,035
Nigeria241:7,380,948165,663
Netherlands231:734,22557,169
Nicaragua171:354,1823,204
Czechia171:625,49860,070
Poland171:2,235,809104,965
Sierra Leone161:443,102516
Denmark161:352,79524,706
Belgium161:718,54060,840
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Italy121:5,096,391108,968
Ecuador91:1,767,31620,027
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
China21:683,660,78330,601
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Malta11:430,2723,380
Monaco11:37,0664,748
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England501:487,50726,996
Jersey111:4,717830
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7291:68,8877,467

The alternate forms: Häffner (1,314) are calculated separately.

Haffner (11) may also be a first name.

Haffner Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who fashioned pottery, a potter.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Haffner Last Name Facts

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

The surname Haffner is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be found as: Häffner. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Haffner? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 47,112th most frequently used surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 662,866 people. The surname Haffner is mostly found in Europe, where 50 percent of Haffner are found; 43 percent are found in North America and 43 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Haffner is also the 3,487,849th most commonly held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 11 people.

It is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 4,504 people, or 1 in 80,475. In The United States Haffner is most prevalent in: California, where 8 percent live, Indiana, where 6 percent live and New York, where 6 percent live. Barring The United States Haffner exists in 60 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 25 percent live and France, where 15 percent live.

Haffner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Haffner has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Haffner surname expanded 618 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 694 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Haffner Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Haffner last name are 15% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.77% being registered with the party.

The amount Haffner earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 55.02% more than the national average, earning 536,510 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 50.25% more than the national average, earning R 357,048 per year; in United States they earn 9.43% more than the national average, earning $47,216 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.72% more than the national average, earning $50,042 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Häffner951,314/
Haeffner931,108/
Heaffner9313/
Khaffner932/
Hauffner932/
Chaffner932/
Hafffner931/
Hafner9232,204/
Affner922/
Haeffnner881/
Haiffener881/
Heffner8611,614/
Hoffner863,960/
Haefner862,937/
Heafner86860/
Höffner86778/
Gaffner86479/
Aeffner8633/
Haffnes866/
Aiffner864/
Haffney863/
Hafnner862/
Haufner861/
Hafneer861/
Hafnier861/
Hóffner861/
Khafner861/
Jaffner861/
Haifner860/
Haffnir860/
Auffner860/
Haafner860/
Hafne8337/
Afner8322/
Haffnerová8240/
Haffnerova821/
Chaffenner820/
Hoeffner80992/
Aiffener809/
Heiffner804/
Heeffner803/
Huiffner802/
Khoffner801/
Heuffner801/
Heffnier800/
Chaffney800/
Hefner7713,397/
Häfner778,539/
Gafner773,413/
Offner772,660/
Höfner772,617/
Hofner771,745/
Effner77809/
Aufner77238/
Öffner77137/
Hafnie77134/
Hafneh7742/
Jafner7714/
Gaffne777/
Hafney774/
Ohfner771/
Háfner771/
Hafnir771/
Afnier771/
Hafnee771/
Haffny770/
Hoepffner75132/
Hafnerová7550/
Hepffnner752/
Afne731/
Gaffney7130,075/
Höpfner716,711/
Hopfner711,730/
Heifner711,106/
Hepfner71465/
Hoefner71440/
Heefner71420/
Oeffner71335/
Goffner71134/
Haifene71122/
Höffnerová714/
Jaffney714/
Hoofner713/
Khofner712/
Heufner712/
Khafneh712/
Hoffnerová712/
Hefnner712/
Ochfner711/
Hefneir711/
Jaufner711/
Hóffnerová711/
Hoffnerova711/
Khafnir711/
Offnerr711/
Chafney710/
Hefnier710/
Joffner710/
Hewfner710/
Hoffnir710/
Gaffnee710/
Afenner710/
Hoffnes710/
Ofner674,743/
Hafni673,428/
Hoepfner672,244/
Hafny67551/
Öfner67519/
Afnes67195/
Afnie67112/
Efner67110/
Hafna6761/
Affni6718/
Choffnes6714/
Eiffener677/
Afnir675/
Hafienne675/
Afnet675/
Offne674/
Jafne674/
Gafne673/
Heifener672/
Haufenne671/
Heepfner671/
Afnej671/
Chaffnit670/
Gavffney670/
Afney670/

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