Haftu Surname

43,985th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,812 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Haftu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Haftu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia11,7511:8,3011,288
India471:16,320,540259,912
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224

Haftu (16,222) may also be a first name.

Haftu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Haftu is more frequently found in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Haftu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 43,985th most widely held family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 616,961 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Haftu live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Haftu is also the 43,996th most widespread first name globally It is held by 16,222 people.

The surname Haftu is most commonly occurring in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 11,751 people, or 1 in 8,301. Besides Ethiopia this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in India, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Haftu Last Name Statistics demography

Haftu earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 56.45% less than the national average, earning $18,792 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Haftau914/
Hasftu911/
Jhaftu911/
Aftu8915/
Habtu8021,427/
Aftuh8018/
Gaftu803/
Aftau802/
Ahftu801/
Aftouh7314/
Habtou735/
Haftoo734/
Habtui731/
Haphtu731/
Afthou731/
Hasvtu731/
Eftu671,611/
Awtu67768/
Abtu6764/
Avtu6735/
Aftouhy671/
Chabtou671/
Afteuch671/

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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 Haftu
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