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

The last name Hafs (Arabic: حفص) is found most frequently in Algeria. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hafs? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 261,034th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 4,845,443 people. The last name Hafs is mostly found in Africa, where 76 percent of Hafs are found; 76 percent are found in North Africa and 59 percent are found in Mahgreb. It is also the 479,726th most frequent first name on earth, held by 333 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Algeria, where it is borne by 471 people, or 1 in 82,020. In Algeria Hafs is most frequent in: Bordj Bou Arréridj Province, where 38 percent reside, Tlemcen Province, where 38 percent reside and Tiaret Province, where 23 percent reside. Other than Algeria Hafs is found in 26 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 27 percent reside and Egypt, where 16 percent reside.

Hafs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hafs has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hafs last name rose 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 national average, with 55.56% being registered with the 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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