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
The last name Hafow is borne by more people in Somalia than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Hafow? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 112,960th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 1,778,318 people. Hafow occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Hafow live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 211,534th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, held by 1,371 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Somalia, where it is carried by 3,970 people, or 1 in 3,388. Other than Somalia this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 3 percent reside and Ethiopia, where 0 percent reside.
Hafow Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Hafow surname is chiefly 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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