Halbwax Surname

1,133,308th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 213 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Austria

Halbwax Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Halbwax Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1711:388,43757,373
Austria381:224,09027,245
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776

Halbwax Last Name Facts

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

The surname Halbwax occurs in France more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Halbwax? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,133,308th most frequently held last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 34,213,831 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Halbwax reside; 99 percent reside in Western Europe and 80 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

The last name Halbwax is most common in France, where it is borne by 171 people, or 1 in 388,437. In France Halbwax is most numerous in: Grand Est, where 80 percent live, Centre-Val de Loire, where 6 percent live and Île-de-France, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account France this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 18 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Albwax921/
Halbwachs75679/
Halbweis6773/
Halbweiß677/
Halbvajs672/
Khalpwak671/
Halbweiss639/
Albbaz624/
Albuak621/
Albbas621/
Alfwaz621/
Albuas621/
Albuagh579/
Albbash571/
Alvwais571/
Albvacht531/
Albbaugh530/

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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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  • 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 Halbwax
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