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Where Does The Last Name Halal Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Halal (Arabic: حلاّل, Bengali: হেলাল, Hindi: हलाल, Marathi: हलाल, Oriya: ହଲାଲ) is found most in Lebanon. It can be rendered as a variant: Halál. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Halal? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Halal is the 38,971^st most frequently occurring family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 540,298 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 65 percent of Halal are found; 32 percent are found in West Asia and 29 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Halal is also the 79,703^rd most widely held first name internationally. It is borne by 6,718 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Lebanon, where it is held by 2,467 people, or 1 in 2,285. In Lebanon it is most frequent in: Nabatiye Governorate, where 48 percent are found, South Governorate, where 34 percent are found and Mount Lebanon Governorate, where 9 percent are found. Excluding Lebanon this surname occurs in 64 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 18 percent are found and Egypt, where 18 percent are found.

Halal Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Halal has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Halal last name grew 16,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Halal Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Shiite (94%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Halal last name are 10.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.14% being registered with the political party.

The amount Halal earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.36% more than the national average, earning $44,597 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.96% less than the national average, earning $46,721 CAD per year.