Harff Surname

387,397th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 916 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Harff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Harff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4881:164,97019,523
United States2241:1,618,120108,461
Brazil1231:1,740,44256,713
Netherlands321:527,72448,879
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Denmark111:513,15632,022
France101:6,642,272293,169
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
England11:55,718,059489,080
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States481:1,046,22361,047

Harff Last Name Facts

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

The last name Harff (Arabic: هارف) occurs most in Germany. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Harff click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Harff? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 387,397th most widespread surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 7,955,836 people. Harff is predominantly found in Europe, where 60 percent of Harff live; 58 percent live in Western Europe and 57 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Harff is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 488 people, or 1 in 164,970. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 68 percent reside, Hesse, where 18 percent reside and Berlin, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany it exists in 12 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 24 percent reside and Brazil, where 13 percent reside.

Harff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Harff has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Harff surname rose 467 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Harff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Harff last name are 1.67% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.56% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Harff earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 7.11% less than the national average, earning $40,082 USD per year and in Canada they earn 45.34% more than the national average, earning $72,209 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Charff9159/
Harrff911/
Harfft910/
Harf892,304/
Arff89254/
Herff80486/
Charf80470/
Garff80379/
Harpf80228/
Kharf8022/
Hajrf8012/
Harfe808/
Aharf802/
Airff802/
Jarff801/
Arffe801/
Aerff801/
Arzff801/
Aarff801/
Harft801/
Hasrf801/
Harfs800/
Horff800/
Harrf800/
Haarf800/
Arf75934/
Charfe7346/
Kharwf736/
Harrfs735/
Chairf732/
Aurffe731/
Arffss731/
Harfch731/
Kharfe731/
Harb6780,909/
Jarf67669/
Garf67413/
Herf67404/
Arft67373/
Arfe67369/
Orff67353/
Horf67170/
Airf67137/
Arfh67124/
Erff67123/
Arfs6778/
Harv6760/
Aarf6759/
Asrf6750/
Aurf6719/
Harw6716/
Arwf676/
Arhf674/
Aerf672/
Ayrf671/
Chorffe671/
Chaharf671/
Hörf671/
Ahrf671/
Arzf671/
Ohrf671/
Arfp671/

Harff Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Harff in the Arabic language
هارفharf-

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