Häfliger Surname

100,434th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,703 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Häfliger Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Häfliger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland4,6881:1,752159
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

The alternate forms: Hafliger (401) are calculated separately.

Häfliger Last Name Facts

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

Häfliger is held by more people in Switzerland than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Hafliger. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Häfliger? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 100,434th most common last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,549,553 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Häfliger are found; 99 percent are found in Western Europe and 98 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most numerous in Switzerland, where it is borne by 4,688 people, or 1 in 1,752. In Switzerland it is primarily concentrated in: Canton of Lucerne, where 49 percent live, Canton of Aargau, where 15 percent live and Canton of Zürich, where 9 percent live. Outside of Switzerland this last name occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 0 percent live and Austria, where 0 percent live.

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Footnotes

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