Haffter Surname

1,612,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 125 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Haffter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Haffter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland1071:76,7568,915
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Haffter Last Name Facts

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

The last name Haffter is found most in Switzerland. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Haffter? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,612,213th most numerous last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 58,300,367 people. The last name Haffter is predominantly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Haffter are found; 86 percent are found in Western Europe and 77 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Haffter is most prevalent in Switzerland, where it is carried by 107 people, or 1 in 76,756. In Switzerland it is primarily concentrated in: Canton of Thurgau, where 35 percent reside, Canton of Zürich, where 25 percent reside and Canton of Basel-Stadt, where 15 percent reside. Aside from Switzerland it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 9 percent reside and Germany, where 2 percent reside.

Haffter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Haffter has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Haffter last name expanded 367 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Haeffter931/
Hafter92329/
Affter921/
Heffter86178/
Chafter8613/
Haifter869/
Jaffter868/
Hafteur861/
Gaffter861/
Hasfter861/
Hoffter860/
Hafte832,262/
After83672/
Haffthey800/
Hefter772,520/
Habter77446/
Jafter77146/
Gafter77118/
Haffty7771/
Hawter7742/
Höfter7740/
Hofter7737/
Effter7710/
Afther777/
Eafter773/
Haftey771/
Aefter771/
Hafteh771/
Jaffte771/
Aufter770/
Hafterová751/
Afte7310/
Haifete71376/
Hoffted7142/
Hoefter7137/
Haibter714/
Heftier712/
Hoftier711/
Jafther711/
Hawther710/
Hoofter710/
Habte67117,801/
Hafta671,906/
Hawte67374/
Abter67198/
Hofte67175/
Hafti67111/
Efter6748/
Hoofteer6738/
Hafty6720/
Ofter6716/
Avter6712/
Aftir678/
Awter676/
Khawther675/
Afteh672/
Jafte672/
Aftee671/
Havte671/
Cheafted671/
Adfte671/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Haffter
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