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 occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Halferty.

How Common Is The Last Name Halferty? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 393,535th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 8,115,307 people. The last name Halferty is predominantly found in The Americas, where 85 percent of Halferty are found; 85 percent are found in North America and 85 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 793 people, or 1 in 457,073. In The United States it is primarily found in: Iowa, where 12 percent are found, Missouri, where 9 percent are found and Indiana, where 7 percent are found. Aside from The United States Halferty occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 4 percent are found and Northern Ireland, where 2 percent are found.

Halferty Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Halferty has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Halferty surname rose 487 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 650 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 97 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Halferty Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Halferty surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Halferty last name are 8.95% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.72% being registered to vote for the political 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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