Hafter Surname

837,371st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 329 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Curaçao

Hafter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hafter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2901:1,249,85888,263
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
England61:9,286,343223,652
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

Hafter Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hafter occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hafter? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 837,371st most widespread last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 22,150,595 people. Hafter occurs mostly in The Americas, where 72 percent of Hafter live; 68 percent live in North America and 68 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 290 people, or 1 in 1,249,858. In The United States Hafter is mostly concentrated in: California, where 21 percent are found, Florida, where 9 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 7 percent are found. Aside from The United States this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 5 percent are found and Argentina, where 3 percent are found.

Hafter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hafter has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hafter surname grew 1,036 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hafter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Hafter are 11.92% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 65.15% being registered with the political party.

Hafter earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 28.22% more than the national average, earning $55,324 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Haffter92125/
Chafter9213/
Haifter929/
Hafteur921/
Hasfter921/
Hafte912,262/
After91672/
Haeffter861/
Hefter832,520/
Habter83446/
Jafter83146/
Gafter83118/
Hawter8342/
Höfter8340/
Hofter8337/
Afther837/
Eafter833/
Haftey831/
Affter831/
Hafteh831/
Aefter831/
Aufter830/
Afte8010/
Hafterová801/
Haifete77376/
Heffter77178/
Hoefter7737/
Jaffter778/
Haibter774/
Heftier772/
Gaffter771/
Hoftier771/
Jafther771/
Hoffter770/
Hawther770/
Hoofter770/
Habte73117,801/
Hafta731,906/
Hawte73374/
Abter73198/
Hofte73175/
Hafti73111/
Efter7348/
Hafty7320/
Ofter7316/
Avter7312/
Aftir738/
Awter736/
Jafte732/
Afteh732/
Aftee731/
Adfte731/
Havte731/
Hoofteer7138/
Khawther715/
Cheafted711/
Haffthey710/
Haftay673,381/
Aifete6785/
Haffty6771/
Efther6731/
Khawte6714/
Gofter6714/
Effter6710/
Gaftea679/
Öftger678/
Hoftey678/
Chafty678/
Chafta677/
Khavte677/
Habtea674/
Howter673/
Jafthe673/
Aftech673/
Habtey672/
Chafti672/
Chavte672/
Habtee671/
Jofter671/
Khafti671/
Hasfty671/
Chawte671/
Havtge671/
Hawtez671/
Heafty671/
Haftha671/
Khofte671/
Jaffte671/
Haftoa671/
Eifter671/
Aftair671/
Afthir671/
Awteer671/
Heifte670/

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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
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  • 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 Hafter
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