Halawai Surname
Approximately 5,415 people bear this surname
Halawai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepal | 5,299 | 1:5,375 | 480 |
| India | 115 | 1:6,670,134 | 150,358 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Halawai (78) may also be a first name.
Halawai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Halawai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Halawai (Hindi: हलवाई, Marathi: हलवाई, Oriya: ହଲୱାଇ) is found most frequently in Nepal. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Halawai.
How Common Is The Last Name Halawai? popularity and diffusion
The surname Halawai is the 88,673rd most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 1,345,807 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Halawai are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 100 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,091,646th most widespread first name worldwide, held by 78 people.
The last name Halawai is most common in Nepal, where it is carried by 5,299 people, or 1 in 5,375. In Nepal it is most prevalent in: Bheri, where 68 percent are found, Lumbini, where 15 percent are found and Koshi, where 8 percent are found. Apart from Nepal this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 2 percent are found and Nigeria, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Halawai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Halawai in the Hindi language | ||
| हलवाई | halava'i | - |
| Halawai in the Marathi language | ||
| हलवाई | halava'i | 88.89 |
| हलवाइ | halava'i | 11.11 |
| Halawai in the Oriya language | ||
| ହଲୱାଇ | halawa'i | 61.29 |
| ହାଲୱାଇ | halawa'i | 32.26 |
| ହଳୱାଇ | halawa'i | 3.23 |
| ହଲାୱାଇ | halawa'i | 3.23 |
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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 Halawai
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