Halaf Surname

248,464th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,599 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Palestine

Halaf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Halaf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran1,1041:69,5497,280
Iraq2881:121,6033,411
Palestine1431:31,8104,130
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
Bulgaria101:697,89027,590
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Syria61:3,216,83711,326
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Halaf (1,888) may also be a first name.

Halaf Last Name Facts

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

The last name Halaf (Hindi: हलफ) occurs in Iran more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Halaf? popularity and diffusion

It is the 248,464th most commonly held surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 4,557,565 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Halaf live; 69 percent live in South Asia and 69 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 174,971st most widespread first name on earth, held by 1,888 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Iran, where it is carried by 1,104 people, or 1 in 69,549. In Iran Halaf is primarily found in: Khuzestan Province, where 88 percent live, Bushehr Province, where 6 percent live and Hormozgan Province, where 4 percent live. Barring Iran this last name is found in 20 countries. It also occurs in Iraq, where 18 percent live and Palestine, where 9 percent live.

Halaf Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Jewish (50%) in Lebanon.

Halaf earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 53.79% less than the national average, earning $19,938 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khalaf91696,300/
Chalaf91316/
Hallaf91283/
Haulaf918/
Ahalaf911/
Haleaf911/
Hailaf911/
Halaaf911/
Alaf89914/
Khallaf8319,573/
Khalafe83205/
Khalaaf83184/
Khalaff83137/
Hatlauf8311/
Hailafe836/
Khalayf835/
Khaalaf834/
Khalahf834/
Khaliaf831/
Chalafe831/
Hkhalaf831/
Challaf831/
Chaalaf831/
Hallaff831/
Khalaif831/
Halab8021,031/
Allaf805,546/
Alafe801,593/
Jalaf80391/
Aslaf80330/
Alaff80266/
Halav80253/
Halaw80231/
Ailaf80192/
Helaf80104/
Alauf8098/
Galaf8046/
Aliaf8030/
Aleaf8018/
Atlaf8018/
Halof8017/
Alaaf8015/
Alatf8011/
Aalaf8011/
Algaf8010/
Alaif808/
Ahlaf806/
Alyaf805/
Alafh802/
Alawf802/
Aelaf801/
Alasf801/
Alafs801/
Alaft801/
Halaifeh7721/
Halafova776/
Khaallaf774/
Khallafh772/
Khalaaff771/
Khallafe771/
Khalaaaf771/
Hallab732,050/
Halabh73185/
Jalaff73161/
Halowa73157/
Chalab73139/
Hallof73111/
Chalof7361/
Kholaf7355/
Halouf7339/
Hailab7324/
Galaif7321/
Allahf7320/
Gallaf7318/
Khalav7317/
Halaib7314/
Halayb7313/
Khalof7311/
Algaff739/
Allaif739/
Haliab738/
Haloff737/
Allafe737/
Haslav737/
Aalauf736/
Alaffe735/
Allaff735/
Halaph735/
Haloof735/
Hallaw734/
Ahalav734/
Chalav734/
Jahlaf734/
Halawh734/
Halaiv733/
Jallaf733/
Hallav732/
Haleab732/
Houlaf732/
Alatfe732/
Alyasf732/
Halayv732/
Haslaw731/
Haslof731/
Jailaf731/
Aallaf731/
Ahlauf731/
Alathf731/
Aslafe731/
Hellaf731/
Alaufe731/
Alaife731/
Aliafe731/
Alafhd731/
Jalauf731/
Haylab731/
Haliav731/
Galaff731/
Alyafe731/
Alyaff731/
Algaaf731/
Alheaf731/
Alhlaf731/
Aalaaf731/
Alaatf731/
Alafhh731/
Allatf731/
Holyaf731/
Ealaff730/
Hatlaw730/
Khalaifeh7119/
Hachellaf712/
Chalafova711/
Khaleafeh711/
Khalouf6718,835/
Chalova675,170/
Alav672,814/
Alab672,078/
Elaf671,816/
Haileab671,698/
Olaf671,003/
Kholaif67670/
Chalowa67549/
Alaw67544/
Hollauf67282/
Khalova67269/
Hailouf67156/
Alof67138/
Khalaph67120/
Choilaf6762/
Chaloff6746/
Halloff6744/
Chaleaw6724/
Challab6722/
Hallauw6721/
Ahalova6719/
Galyauf6718/
Chalouf6712/
Khaloof6710/
Hallova6710/
Hallaib679/
Hailova677/
Chailab676/
Khallof675/
Hasloff674/
Haliova674/
Gallaaf674/
Hallouf673/
Hajlova673/
Jhalauv673/
Alaasfh673/
Hayloft672/
Chalhab672/
Heilauf672/
Chaliaw672/
Chatlof671/
Hallowa671/
Khoilaf671/
Jallauf671/
Haylova671/
Halooff671/
Halhouf671/
Hahlova671/
Ahalowa671/
Alaheef671/
Chalgaw671/
Halloof671/
Halahaw671/
Khollaf671/
Choulaf671/
Chailaw671/
Chalaiw671/
Halhova671/
Haileaw671/
Hallaws670/

Halaf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Halaf in the Hindi language
हलफhalapha-

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