Hafu Surname

1,235,409th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 188 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Hafu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hafu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine871:523,24959,336
Zimbabwe871:177,45121,452
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Hafu (384) may also be a first name.

Hafu Last Name Facts

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

Hafu (Hindi: हाफु) is held by more people in Ukraine than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Hafu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hafu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,235,409th most commonly held last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 38,763,542 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 49 percent of Hafu reside; 47 percent reside in Southern Africa and 47 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 442,333rd most common first name worldwide. It is borne by 384 people.

The last name Hafu is most commonly used in Ukraine, where it is carried by 87 people, or 1 in 523,249. In Ukraine Hafu is primarily concentrated in: Chernivtsi Oblast, where 97 percent reside, Zaporizhia Oblast, where 2 percent reside and Kharkiv Oblast, where 1 percent reside. Apart from Ukraine this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 46 percent reside and Australia, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chafu89458/
Khafu89238/
Hafou89139/
Hafuz8980/
Ahafu8924/
Hafus8910/
Haifu8910/
Hafuj895/
Haefu892/
Haafu891/
Hafau891/
Afu864,013/
Hafoud801,292/
Chaifu80691/
Haffou80378/
Chafou8075/
Chafut8025/
Hafouz8015/
Chaffu8014/
Chafuz809/
Hafuth806/
Khafou804/
Chafud803/
Haifau802/
Haifus802/
Khayfu801/
Hatfou801/
Hahfuj801/
Ahafuj801/
Haifou801/
Haifud801/
Hafous801/
Ahafou801/
Chafui801/
Chafus800/
Hafuis800/
Hayfus800/
Hafhus800/
Hadfus800/
Afuh751,068/
Jafu751,028/
Afou75539/
Hofu75292/
Afuz75207/
Gafu75111/
Afau7568/
Afui7562/
Afus7542/
Hefu7538/
Aifu7537/
Ayfu7523/
Afud7522/
Affu7521/
Aufu7520/
Afup7512/
Afut757/
Afuj755/
Afuu755/
Afuy755/
Afeu753/
Adfu753/
Aafu752/
Afhu751/
Awfu751/
Azfu751/
Atfu751/
Haffoud73583/
Khaffou73239/
Chafouz73196/
Chaifou73189/
Haifuch73139/
Chafous7325/
Haffout7321/
Chafaux7320/
Chaffou7319/
Haffouz7317/
Hafoudh7310/
Chafaus739/
Kheawfu739/
Hatfout734/
Chafgou732/
Haifoud732/
Gahafuj731/
Haiffus731/
Ahaafou731/
Chayfou731/
Chadfou731/
Chafoud731/
Chaffus730/
Chafuis730/
Affou671,058/
Jaffu67945/
Afoud67513/
Khofu67397/
Chaffaut67366/
Afous67349/
Chaffaud67254/
Gafou67241/
Chofu67215/
Afout67183/
Chaffaux6774/
Chaufaux6769/
Gafau6763/
Hoffu6756/
Jaifu6754/
Chaufaud6741/
Afouh6735/
Aifou6733/
Haiffuch6730/
Jawfu6729/
Jafeu6727/
Hofus6724/
Gafui6723/
Hefau6716/
Jafou6714/
Asfau6711/
Chaiffou6710/
Aphau678/
Jafau678/
Hoifu677/
Atfuh675/
Afush675/
Gaffu674/
Asfou674/
Ophau674/
Jafui674/
Aifuz674/
Affui672/
Aifut672/
Huifu672/
Gajfu671/
Ahavu671/
Asfuh671/
Jayfu671/
Afust671/
Jaafu671/
Afeus671/
Aefuy671/
Audfu671/
Haphu671/
Gahfu671/
Gafuh671/
Afuss671/
Afoup671/
Afouz671/
Afouî671/
A'Afu671/
Adfuh671/
Affau671/
Affeu671/
Atfou671/
Ayfou671/
Chaaifou671/
Aufuh671/
Afhus671/
Aefau671/
Huofu671/
Houfu671/
Hofuz671/
Chaffuis670/
Hopfu670/
Affut670/

Hafu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Hafu in the Hindi language
हाफुhaphu47.06
हाफूhaphu41.18
हफूhaphu11.76

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Footnotes

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