Halfan Surname
Approximately 4,585 people bear this surname
Halfan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 4,130 | 1:12,819 | 1,669 |
| Kenya | 419 | 1:110,215 | 9,432 |
| Indonesia | 20 | 1:6,612,460 | 283,723 |
| United States | 9 | 1:40,273,215 | 872,126 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Halfan (3,546) may also be a first name.
Halfan Demographics
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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
Halfan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Halfan in the Hindi language | ||
| हलफन | halaphana | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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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