Hartslief Surname

488,996th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 678 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Hartslief Surname User-submission:

This surname is of Afrikaans origin, meaning 'love of my heart'. It is also commonly used as a term of endearment.

Hartslief Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa6351:85,31910,490
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
England81:6,964,757184,742
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382

Hartslief Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname is of Afrikaans origin, meaning 'love of my heart'. It is also commonly used as a term of endearment.

- viljoen94

Hartslief Last Name Facts

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

Hartslief has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hartslief? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 488,996th most numerous last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 10,748,593 people. The surname Hartslief is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Hartslief are found; 94 percent are found in Southern Africa and 94 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 635 people, or 1 in 85,319. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 35 percent reside, KwaZulu-Natal, where 27 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 9 percent reside. Not including South Africa it is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 1 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Hartslief Last Name Statistics demography

Hartslief earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 61.73% more than the national average, earning R 384,336 per year.

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