Hafnar Surname

1,248,410th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 185 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Hafnar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hafnar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia1771:14,0553,341
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Hafnar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hafnar is carried by more people in Slovenia than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hafnar? popularity and diffusion

Hafnar is the 1,248,410th most commonly held family name globally It is held by around 1 in 39,392,140 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Hafnar live; 96 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 96 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most frequently held in Slovenia, where it is carried by 177 people, or 1 in 14,055. In Slovenia it is mostly found in: Upper Carniola, where 98 percent are found, Central Slovenia, where 2 percent are found and Southeast Slovenia, where 1 percent are found. Apart from Slovenia this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 1 percent are found.

Hafnar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hafnar has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hafnar surname fell 85 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heafnar921/
Afnar911/
Hafnor83199/
Hofnar83105/
Gafnar832/
Hefnar831/
Chhafnare802/
Hoffnar777/
Haefnor770/
Heifnar770/
Heffnar770/
Achfennar67170/
Afnoor6759/
Gofnar677/
Hefnor672/
Hofnăr672/
Hefneir621/
Hephnar621/
Heifnor620/
Heffnor620/
Efnor5555/
Gofnor501/

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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 Hafnar
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