Halfani Surname

39,118th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,424 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Halfani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Halfani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania13,2741:3,988554
Kenya1431:322,93619,861
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Halfani (6,974) may also be a first name.

Halfani Last Name Facts

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

The surname Halfani occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Halfani? popularity and diffusion

The surname Halfani is the 39,118th most commonly held family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 542,874 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Halfani are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 77,754th most frequently held forename globally, borne by 6,974 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 13,274 people, or 1 in 3,988. In Tanzania Halfani is most prevalent in: Mtwara Region, where 34 percent are found, Pwani Region, where 18 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 15 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Halfani Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Halfani surname is primarily Muslim (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ahalfani9341/
Halfanni931/
Alfani9215,363/
Alfatni86296/
Alfanio86149/
Alfanyi8621/
Alfaini8616/
Alfanie8612/
Alfhani869/
Alfanni868/
Alfanoi867/
Alfasni866/
Alfaani865/
Alfanai863/
Aslfani861/
Halfane861/
Halfana861/
Alfanid861/
Halfouni804/
Alfphani801/
Alfane77241/
Alfana7798/
Alfany7795/
Alfoni778/
Alfanh771/
Alfanay71209/
Alfaina7141/
Golfani7141/
Alfanet7130/
Alfainy7127/
Alfonio715/
Alfange713/
Alfanny713/
Galfane712/
Alfaana711/
Alfaneh711/
Alfanna711/
Halfony711/
Alfonis711/
Halfone711/
Halehesfahani701/
Galfouni6719/
Halfoune677/
Alvfanay675/
Houlfane671/
Aalfanna671/
Alfanney671/
Alfahany671/
Golpfani671/

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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 Halfani
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