Halferty Surname

393,535th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 898 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Marshall Islands

Halferty Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Halferty Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7931:457,07339,063
Canada401:921,14070,350
Northern Ireland181:102,5026,334
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Singapore131:423,66918,211
England71:7,959,723202,100
Marshall Islands51:10,3641,309
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland621:71,4495,226
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1631:308,09024,322

Halferty Last Name Facts

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

Halferty has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Halferty? popularity and diffusion

The surname Halferty is the 393,535th most widespread surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 8,115,307 people. The last name Halferty occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 85 percent of Halferty live; 85 percent live in North America and 85 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 793 people, or 1 in 457,073. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Iowa, where 12 percent reside, Missouri, where 9 percent reside and Indiana, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States it exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 4 percent reside and Northern Ireland, where 2 percent reside.

Halferty Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Halferty has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 487 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 650 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 97 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Halferty Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Halferty surname are 8.95% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.72% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Halferty earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 2.97% more than the national average, earning $44,431 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.26% more than the national average, earning $49,810 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hallferty941/
Helferty88379/
Halforty88120/
Holferty8842/
Halfrety883/
Alfferty881/
Halfirty880/
Heilferty8232/
Healfarty820/
Alforty801/
Holforty7598/
Alfeurte751/
Alforte673,005/
Alforti6732/
Elferte6716/
Alfarti673/
Alfarte672/
Golferte631/

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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 Halferty
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