Halafu Surname

1,328,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 169 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Halafu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Halafu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho1051:19,3584,061
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
France11:66,422,722504,397
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Halafu (16) may also be a first name.

Halafu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Halafu (Marathi: हलाफु) occurs more in Lesotho more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Halafu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,328,442nd most widespread family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 43,121,573 people. The last name Halafu is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Halafu live; 63 percent live in Southern Africa and 63 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly held first name internationally It is held by 16 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Lesotho, where it is carried by 105 people, or 1 in 19,358. In Lesotho it is most frequent in: Maseru District, where 88 percent live, Mohale's Hoek District, where 8 percent live and Berea District, where 5 percent live. Not including Lesotho this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 28 percent live and Tanzania, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chalafu9291/
Khalafu926/
Halafau925/
Alafu91757/
Hallafou864/
Haladfou863/
Khalafou863/
Galafu8319/
Alafou838/
Alaifu832/
Halefu832/
Alafau831/
Alafut831/
Khalafouh801/
Haulofu77215/
Galaffu7746/
Allafou775/
Haliofu771/
Alhafus771/
Alefu732,780/
Alofu7351/
Olafu7315/
Khalaphu715/
Alhafudh711/
Halodfou711/
Alafoo67104/
Alaphu6749/
Olaefu6716/
Helefu6714/
Olafau675/
Elafou673/
Alofui671/
Alofuh671/
Aliofu671/

Halafu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Halafu in the Marathi language
हलाफुhalaphu-

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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 Halafu
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