Halfan Surname

102,674th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,585 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Halfan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Halfan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4,1301:12,8191,669
Kenya4191:110,2159,432
Indonesia201:6,612,460283,723
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Halfan (3,546) may also be a first name.

Halfan Last Name Facts

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

Halfan (Hindi: हलफन) has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Halfan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Halfan is the 102,674th most widespread surname on earth, held by around 1 in 1,589,432 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Halfan reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Halfan is also the 119,015th most common given name worldwide, held by 3,546 people.

Halfan is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is borne by 4,130 people, or 1 in 12,819. In Tanzania Halfan is most frequent in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 31 percent are found, Pwani Region, where 8 percent are found and Mtwara Region, where 8 percent are found. Other than Tanzania this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 9 percent are found and Indonesia, where 0 percent are found.

Halfan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Halfan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Halfan last name expanded 450 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Halfan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Halfan last name is principally Muslim (90%) in Kenya.

In The United States Halfan are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Halfan earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 282.4% more than the national average, earning $165,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khalfan9223,930/
Chalfan9256/
Halfant9242/
Halfane921/
Alfan917,038/
Chalfant863,503/
Khalfane86411/
Khalfaan8610/
Khallfan861/
Chalfand861/
Halfgain860/
Halfon833,923/
Alfane83241/
Alfaan8337/
Jalfan8331/
Galfan8328/
Alfain8328/
Alfhan8327/
Alfant8326/
Helfan8325/
Alfean8311/
Alfang836/
Alfand833/
Halfam832/
Holfan831/
Allfan831/
Alfanh831/
Chalfantt801/
Khalfon771,733/
Halfoun77209/
Halphan77162/
Chalfon7789/
Halfond7766/
Alfatin7733/
Holfand775/
Alfphan775/
Holfgan771/
Allfean771/
Alfasin771/
Halfone771/
Alfahan771/
Helfann771/
Kholfan771/
Alfon733,900/
Elfan7363/
Alfam7329/
Alfán733/
Alfón732/
Khalfoun711,449/
Chalfoun71912/
Chalfont71276/
Khalphan71147/
Alfanova7140/
Halfoune717/
Alfateen713/
Khalfone711/
Hallfond711/
Houlfane711/
Khalfuon711/
Chalfoon711/
Cholfant710/
Khalfoune67630/
Jalfon67142/
Alfone67141/
Alfond6784/
Helfon6770/
Alfont6752/
Olfane6743/
Golfan6726/
Halfom6713/
Jolfan6713/
Alfham6711/
Olfant676/
Alfaam676/
Alfamh676/
Galfon675/
Alfong674/
Olfanc672/
Choolfain671/
Khalphane671/
Holfam671/
Galfàn671/
Galfón671/
Elfain671/
Chalphant670/

Halfan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Halfan in the Hindi language
हलफनhalaphana-

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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 Halfan
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