Hafs Surname

261,034th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,504 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Hafs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hafs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria4711:82,02012,884
Morocco4091:84,29414,399
Egypt2441:376,78623,402
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Jordan891:99,3537,054
United States231:15,759,084542,937
France181:3,690,151224,666
Tunisia121:50,8866,752
Yemen101:2,642,52914,606
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
England31:18,572,686338,250
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Hafs (333) may also be a first name.

Hafs Last Name Facts

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

Hafs (Arabic: حفص) is found in Algeria more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Hafs.

How Common Is The Last Name Hafs? popularity and diffusion

Hafs is the 261,034th most commonly occurring last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 4,845,443 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 76 percent of Hafs live; 76 percent live in North Africa and 59 percent live in Mahgreb. Hafs is also the 479,726th most frequently held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 333 people.

Hafs is most commonly used in Algeria, where it is carried by 471 people, or 1 in 82,020. In Algeria it is most frequent in: Bordj Bou Arréridj Province, where 38 percent are found, Tlemcen Province, where 38 percent are found and Tiaret Province, where 23 percent are found. Aside from Algeria it is found in 26 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 27 percent are found and Egypt, where 16 percent are found.

Hafs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hafs has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 230 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hafs Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hafs surname are 8.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.56% being registered to vote for the political party.

Hafs earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 104.68% more than the national average, earning $88,317 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Haefs89671/
Hafsh89359/
Hafss89137/
Haufs8981/
Haafs8950/
Hafsø8937/
Hafse8933/
Khafs8917/
Heafs892/
H'Afs892/
Haffs892/
Haf861,367/
Afs86501/
Hafsås80167/
Haeffs8065/
Hafsøe8035/
Khafsh804/
Hafsse801/
Haifes800/
Haws756,048/
Haft755,010/
Hauf754,813/
Haaf753,301/
Haif752,507/
Haff751,780/
Höfs751,287/
Hafz751,144/
Hofs75894/
Aafs75651/
Chaf75557/
Hafe75431/
Khaf75412/
Hawf7587/
Habs7586/
Afsh7579/
Hatf7567/
Heaf7564/
Hjaf7542/
Aifs7516/
Jafs7516/
Havs7512/
Gafs757/
Hayf756/
Hadf756/
Ahaf755/
Havf755/
Afsd754/
Hasf753/
Hahf753/
Hafh752/
Hefs752/
Aefs752/
Afss752/
Hazf751/
Jhaf751/
Hapf751/
Hafp751/
Adfs751/
Asfs751/
Afst751/
Haïf751/
Affs751/
Afsj751/
Afsp751/
Afsx751/
Eafs751/
Ayfs751/
Aufs751/
Khaifes731/
Haufe676,515/
Hauff674,635/
Chafe673,930/
Af673,375/
Hoefs671,723/
Khaif671,191/
Chaif671,037/
Hawse67628/
Hoofs67513/
Hoffs67351/
Chaff67240/
Haaff67196/
Hauft67168/
Khavf67162/
Hafft67149/
Habsh67124/
Chavs67116/
Hofst6797/
Haubs6793/
Havsø6775/
Khafe6757/
Heufs6750/
Havås6748/
Khauf6742/
Heaft6741/
Khayf6737/
Hofsø6736/
Hayft6727/
Chaaf6725/
Chauf6721/
Haffz6715/
Haabs6714/
Aifes6713/
Chabs6712/
Haffe6712/
Hausf6712/
Haifz6712/
Haaft6711/
Chaft678/
Khaaf678/
Häffs678/
Khaws675/
Haafe675/
Haasw675/
Chaws675/
Hafce675/
Khaff674/
Hashw674/
Khafh674/
Afshd674/
Afshe674/
Ahawf674/
Khavs673/
Gahaf673/
Hadfe673/
Hasfe673/
Jaffs672/
Habss672/
Heapf672/
Hajjf672/
Haphs672/
Cheaf672/
Haiff672/
Haife672/
Hafız672/
Ahaif672/
Hafzt672/
Haatf671/
Jeafs671/
Havfe671/
Havse671/
Heefs671/
Heffs671/
Heifs671/
Haybs671/
Haahf671/
Ahaaf671/
Hasft671/
Hassw671/
Haews671/
Gafsh671/
Chatf671/
Chafh671/
Hawsh671/
Hahaf671/
Hjaif671/
Haaif671/
Eafes671/
Afshh671/
Afshs671/
Afzsh671/
Adfsh671/
Eafsd671/
Asfsd671/
Jaifs671/
Hashf671/
Hadfhsdh671/
Hafzz671/
Haşfe671/
Awffs670/
Hawst670/
Heaws670/
Haysf670/
Hawss670/
Houfs670/

Hafs Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Hafs in the Arabic language
حفصhfs-

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