Harfitt Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Harfitt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Harfitt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England441:1,266,32057,817
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:1,107,97142,566
Wales51:313,68310,604

Harfitt Last Name Facts

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

The surname Harfitt is found in England more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Harfitt.

How Common Is The Last Name Harfitt? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,843,861st most commonly occurring surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 155,054,168 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Harfitt reside; 94 percent reside in Northern Europe and 94 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Harfitt is most commonly used in England, where it is held by 44 people, or 1 in 1,266,320. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Suffolk, where 25 percent live, Berkshire, where 16 percent live and Hampshire, where 16 percent live. Outside of England Harfitt is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 4 percent live and Singapore, where 2 percent live.

Harfitt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Harfitt has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Harfitt last name grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Harfit922/
Garfitt86447/
Charfit861/
Harfi832,031/
Arfit835/
Charfi774,563/
Kharfi77783/
Garfit7799/
Harfis7769/
Aharfi7741/
Horfit7714/
Harfai774/
Harfiz773/
Haarfi772/
Harfet771/
Aarfit771/
Harfij771/
Arfait771/
Hairfi771/
Arfett771/
Harfie771/
Orfitt770/
Arfi736,734/
Harfich7133/
Haharfi717/
Kharfei714/
Kharffi711/
Harffip711/
Charfie711/
Harfied711/
Harfeet711/
Garfait711/
Charffi711/
Chaurfi711/
Harfest710/
Garfith710/
Garfett710/
Jarfi671,306/
Garfi67387/
Arfai67272/
Aarfi67199/
Arfii67137/
Arfet67128/
Harfa6783/
Arfis6777/
Ahrfi6764/
Harfy6738/
Asrfi6730/
Arfie6716/
Arfiy6715/
Harfe678/
Arfid675/
Arffi673/
Garffith672/
Orfit672/
Arfei672/
Hairfied671/
Atrfi671/
Jarfaith671/
Kharfeet671/
Haarfied671/
Arfio671/
Arfip671/
Arpfi671/
Arfij671/
Horfi671/
Aurfi671/

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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 Harfitt
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