Hafner Surname

17,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32,204 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Hafner Surname Definition:

(German) One who fashioned pottery, a potter.

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Hafner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany13,8201:5,825703
United States7,0301:51,5596,214
Austria4,5671:1,865144
Switzerland2,6381:3,113404
Slovenia1,4021:1,774157
Italy5891:103,83117,530
France2941:225,92835,048
Australia2811:96,07010,909
Canada2751:133,98413,895
Hungary2171:45,2364,804
Brazil1961:1,092,21638,202
Croatia1511:28,0045,782
England1071:520,73032,731
Spain871:537,38026,266
Ukraine641:711,29274,219
Argentina631:678,46746,871
Czechia521:204,49029,445
Thailand441:1,605,417210,847
South Africa341:1,593,46280,086
Sweden321:307,71121,451
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Netherlands301:562,90650,501
New Zealand281:161,72618,041
Serbia281:255,17713,976
Poland181:2,111,597101,748
Liechtenstein121:3,198355
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Norway81:642,78647,258
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Jamaica81:358,7438,527
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Wales61:515,75523,171
China51:273,464,31313,838
Costa Rica51:956,0146,058
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7941:63,2486,907

The alternate forms: Häfner (8,539) & Háfner (1) are calculated separately.

Hafner (65) may also be a first name.

Hafner 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

User-submitted Reference

Hafner/Hofner/Hefner means 'potter' in Old German.

- William Hafner

Hafner Last Name Facts

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

Hafner is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Häfner or Háfner. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hafner? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 17,209th most widely held family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 226,293 people. The surname Hafner is mostly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Hafner reside; 66 percent reside in Western Europe and 65 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Hafner is also the 1,212,820th most frequently occurring forename throughout the world. It is borne by 65 people.

The last name Hafner is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 13,820 people, or 1 in 5,825. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Baden-Württemberg, where 37 percent live, Bavaria, where 35 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 7 percent live. Apart from Germany Hafner is found in 65 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent live and Austria, where 14 percent live.

Hafner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hafner has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hafner surname grew 885 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 535 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 86 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Hafner Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Hafner surname is predominantly Anglican (86%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Hafner surname are 12.78% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.55% being registered with the party.

The amount Hafner earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 128.2% more than the national average, earning R 542,280 per year; in United States they earn 5.45% more than the national average, earning $45,500 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.91% more than the national average, earning $56,099 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Häfner948,539/
Háfner941/
Haffner9210,994/
Haefner922,937/
Heafner92860/
Hafnner922/
Haufner921/
Hafneer921/
Hafnier921/
Khafner921/
Haifner920/
Haafner920/
Hafne9137/
Afner9122/
Haeffner861,108/
Heaffner8613/
Khaffner862/
Hauffner862/
Chaffner862/
Hafffner861/
Hefner8313,397/
Gafner833,413/
Höfner832,617/
Hofner831,745/
Aufner83238/
Hafnie83134/
Hafneh8342/
Jafner8314/
Hafney834/
Affner832/
Ohfner831/
Hafnir831/
Afnier831/
Hafnee831/
Hafnerová8050/
Haeffnner801/
Afne801/
Haiffener801/
Heffner7711,614/
Höpfner776,711/
Hoffner773,960/
Hopfner771,730/
Häffner771,314/
Heifner771,106/
Höffner77778/
Gaffner77479/
Hepfner77465/
Hoefner77440/
Heefner77420/
Haifene77122/
Aeffner7733/
Haffnes776/
Aiffner774/
Haffney773/
Hoofner773/
Khofner772/
Heufner772/
Khafneh772/
Hefnner772/
Ochfner771/
Hefneir771/
Jaufner771/
Hóffner771/
Khafnir771/
Jaffner771/
Chafney770/
Hefnier770/
Haffnir770/
Auffner770/
Hewfner770/
Afenner770/
Haffnerová7540/
Haffnerova751/
Chaffenner750/
Ofner734,743/
Hafni733,428/
Hafny73551/
Öfner73519/
Afnes73195/
Afnie73112/
Efner73110/
Hafna7361/
Afnir735/
Afnet735/
Jafne734/
Gafne733/
Afnej731/
Afney730/
Hoepfner712,244/
Hoeffner71992/
Aiffener719/
Hafienne715/
Heiffner714/
Heeffner713/
Heifener712/
Huiffner712/
Khoffner711/
Haufenne711/
Heepfner711/
Heuffner711/
Heffnier710/
Chaffney710/
Offner672,660/
Chafni67822/
Effner67809/
Gafney67677/
Oefner67360/
Öffner67137/
Hoepffner67132/
Hautfenne6789/
Gafnea6788/
Gofner6777/
Höfnerová6725/
Hofnerová6722/
Khafni677/
Gaffne677/
Gafnir676/
Hofnes676/
Hofney674/
Haifny674/
Eifner673/
Opfner673/
Afneed672/
Hofnăr672/
Chafna672/
Hepffnner672/
Gaufne671/
Afnees671/
Aufnerová671/
Jafney671/
Hofnie671/
Khafny671/
Aufneh671/
Asfneh671/
Ephner671/
Jafnee671/
Hefnir670/
Haffny670/
Gafnee670/
Hofnet670/

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