Harfst Surname

420,074th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 826 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Harfst Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Harfst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4761:169,12919,938
United States3021:1,200,19585,425
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
England11:55,718,059489,080
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Harfst Last Name Facts

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

Harfst occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Harfst.

How Common Is The Last Name Harfst? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 420,074th most widely held last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 8,822,695 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 60 percent of Harfst are found; 60 percent are found in Western Europe and 59 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 476 people, or 1 in 169,129. In Germany Harfst is most numerous in: Lower Saxony, where 39 percent reside, Schleswig-Holstein, where 32 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 7 percent reside. Excluding Germany this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 37 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.

Harfst Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Harfst has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,373 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Harfst Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Harfst last name are 26.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 73.33% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Harfst earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 0.85% more than the national average, earning $43,515 USD per year and in Canada they earn 41.56% more than the national average, earning $70,329 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Harfs910/
Herfst83517/
Harbst83331/
Harvst8313/
Harrfs835/
Arfs8078/
Harbs731,007/
Garfs7315/
Harws731/
Arbst730/
Hörbst67136/
Horbst675/
Kharws672/
Arffss671/
Hearbs671/
Härbst671/
Harfch671/
Hervst670/
Harrvs670/

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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 Harfst
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