Hafow Surname
Approximately 4,098 people bear this surname
Hafow Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somalia | 3,970 | 1:3,388 | 322 |
| Kenya | 126 | 1:366,507 | 21,229 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Hafow (1,371) may also be a first name.
Hafow Demographics
Hafow Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Hafow Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hafow Come From? nationality or country of origin
Hafow is more frequently found in Somalia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Hafow.
How Common Is The Last Name Hafow? popularity and diffusion
It is the 112,960th most widespread last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,778,318 people. The surname Hafow occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Hafow are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 211,534th most numerous first name on earth, borne by 1,371 people.
The last name Hafow is most commonly used in Somalia, where it is held by 3,970 people, or 1 in 3,388. Other than Somalia Hafow occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 3 percent are found and Ethiopia, where 0 percent are found.
Hafow Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Hafow surname is primarily Muslim (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haffow | 91 | 4 | / |
| Hafoow | 91 | 1 | / |
| Afow | 89 | 197 | / |
| Hefow | 80 | 636 | / |
| Hafof | 80 | 39 | / |
| Afowe | 80 | 13 | / |
| Afowa | 80 | 4 | / |
| Hafaw | 80 | 1 | / |
| Asfow | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gaafow | 73 | 12 | / |
| Aifowa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Hafoov | 73 | 3 | / |
| Hafouf | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ahafov | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afoowe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Haifaw | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chafov | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hafova | 73 | 1 | / |
| Affowa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Heffow | 73 | 0 | / |
| Afuw | 67 | 263 | / |
| Afov | 67 | 29 | / |
| Hafhouf | 67 | 22 | / |
| Haifouf | 67 | 10 | / |
| Afowowa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Afof | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ofow | 67 | 2 | / |
| Afaw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Haufova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Afob | 67 | 2 | / |
| Efow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahafova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khafouf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hayfouf | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Hafow
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