Harfleet Surname

2,020,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Harfleet Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Harfleet Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England651:857,20145,134
Wales71:442,07621,198
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England211:1,160,73243,748

Harfleet Last Name Facts

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

Harfleet is found most in England. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Harfleet? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,020,555th most commonly held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 84,738,906 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 93 percent of Harfleet live; 93 percent live in Northern Europe and 93 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most prevalent in England, where it is carried by 65 people, or 1 in 857,201. In England Harfleet is most prevalent in: Kent, where 28 percent live, East Sussex, where 20 percent live and Surrey, where 18 percent live. Aside from England Harfleet occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Wales, where 8 percent live and Northern Ireland, where 6 percent live.

Harfleet Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Harfleet has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Harfleet last name increased 310 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Harfleet Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Harfleet surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Harflett8870/
Harfle860/
Harflette822/
Garflee807/
Garflet805/
Harfley801/
Harfler800/
Charfles751/
Garfle711/
Harfly710/
Charfli677/
Garfley671/
Horfley671/
Horfler670/
Arfeller6331/
Airflout631/
Harfilla631/
Garflied631/
Orfley572/
Garfly571/
Arfelli53319/
Arfilli53217/
Orfelle533/
Arfella531/
Garflay531/
Garfloy531/
Gorfleh531/
Horfilla50362/
Horfella501/
Horflich500/

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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 Harfleet
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