Halfer Surname

1,637,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 122 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Halfer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Halfer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany951:847,42661,310
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Halfer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Halfer is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Halfer? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,637,889th most widespread last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 59,733,983 people. The surname Halfer occurs mostly in Europe, where 89 percent of Halfer live; 84 percent live in Western Europe and 84 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Halfer is most numerous in Germany, where it is carried by 95 people, or 1 in 847,426. In Germany it is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 44 percent are found, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 44 percent are found and Bavaria, where 8 percent are found. Apart from Germany this surname is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 7 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.

Halfer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Halfer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Halfer surname declined 22 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Halfer Last Name Statistics demography

Halfer earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.21% less than the national average, earning $42,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Halpfer9212/
Halfert928/
Halferd920/
Hailfer920/
Alfer91883/
Halfe9178/
Halferrt862/
Hallferd861/
Helfer837,910/
Khalfe831,289/
Alfert83510/
Alfier83434/
Alfeir83199/
Alferd83158/
Alfere8379/
Halfes8351/
Galfer8322/
Chalfe8316/
Halfed8313/
Holfer8311/
Alpfer834/
Halfey833/
Alferz832/
Hölfer831/
Halfie831/
Alfear830/
Halfee830/
Alfe80564/
Halfheard800/
Holfert77626/
Khalfey77188/
Holpfer77142/
Helffer7774/
Chalfie7736/
Helpfer7714/
Ahlfert778/
Hoelfer773/
Haulfee772/
Hollfer771/
Halfedt771/
Halfett771/
Hailfey771/
Ailferd771/
Hellfer771/
Helfeer771/
Helfeur771/
Khalfeh771/
Khalfea771/
Holferd770/
Allferd770/
Gallfer770/
Aulferd770/
Haslfey770/
Halfi736,366/
Alfie731,562/
Alfes73876/
Halfa73821/
Alfey73724/
Alfei73487/
Elfer73259/
Galfe73116/
Alfeu73116/
Alfed7390/
Alfre7372/
Alfir7325/
Alfee7324/
Alfet7315/
Halfy7313/
Alfea738/
Olfer735/
Alfej734/
Alfíe732/
Allfe731/
Alffe731/
Alfez731/
Alwfe731/
Alferova717,692/
Halfhead7168/
Helffier711/
Hellfeur711/
Khealfeh711/
Halfheit710/
Khalfi6721,139/
Olfert671,436/
Chalfi67247/
Alfeez67202/
Alpher67147/
Chalfa67104/
Olfier6783/
Aulfes6774/
Halfoy6758/
Alfeis6753/
Alfajr6742/
Alfieh6735/
Cholfe6729/
Golfer6721/
Allfie6719/
Chalfy6712/
Alfhei6710/
Alfeet679/
Khalfé676/
Aselfe674/
Alfyor673/
Ahalfi672/
Allfed672/
Alfeas672/
Alfeid672/
Alfair672/
Alfird672/
Elferr672/
Alvfes672/
Alffie672/
Galfir672/
Alfhed672/
Alfeha672/
Holfey671/
Hollfe671/
Elfear671/
Ailefe671/
Alfech671/
Alffed671/
Halfai671/
Houlfe671/
Jolfer671/
Ealfee671/
Alfgeh671/
Holfet671/
Halphe671/
Hailfa671/
Allfey670/
Aulfey670/
Olferd670/
Alfett670/
Alfess670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Halfer
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