Halfdan Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Halfdan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Halfdan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark171:332,04223,714
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Halfdan (652) may also be a first name.

Halfdan Last Name Facts

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

Halfdan is more frequently found in Denmark than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Halfdan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Halfdan is the 4,206,983rd most commonly used last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Halfdan reside; 95 percent reside in Northern Europe and 95 percent reside in Scandinavia. Halfdan is also the 325,275th most frequently occurring forename internationally, held by 652 people.

The surname Halfdan is most frequently held in Denmark, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 332,042. In Denmark it is mostly found in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 71 percent are found, Central Denmark Region, where 24 percent are found and Region of Southern Denmark, where 6 percent are found. Besides Denmark this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 18 percent are found and Russia, where 5 percent are found.

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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 Halfdan
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