Halff Surname

924,083rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 286 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Halff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Halff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1311:128,91020,052
United States961:3,775,614208,022
Switzerland411:200,31517,548
France81:8,302,840321,660
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:1,521,77881,120

Halff (16) may also be a first name.

Halff Last Name Facts

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

Halff occurs most in The Netherlands. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Halff? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 924,083rd most widely held family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 25,480,930 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 65 percent of Halff reside; 65 percent reside in Western Europe and 48 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Halff is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently used first name globally, held by 16 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The Netherlands, where it is held by 131 people, or 1 in 128,910. In The Netherlands Halff is primarily found in: North Holland, where 49 percent live, Gelderland, where 19 percent live and Flevoland, where 10 percent live. Other than The Netherlands Halff is found in 9 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 34 percent live and Switzerland, where 14 percent live.

Halff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Halff has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Halff last name grew 291 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Halff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Halff last name are 5.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 58.33% being registered to vote for the party.

Halff earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 19.36% more than the national average, earning $51,504 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khalff914/
Alff891,621/
Half89404/
Khalf807,280/
Helff80245/
Halft80197/
Chalf80142/
Halfe8078/
Holff8055/
Ahlff8041/
Hjalf8010/
Ohlff802/
Ailff802/
Hallf801/
Halwf801/
Alffe801/
Alf751,587/
Khalfe731,289/
Chalfe7316/
Cholff7313/
Khallf7310/
Halfss733/
Khalfh731/
Hailef731/
Chailf731/
Helf672,261/
Ahlf671,811/
Aslf67841/
Alfe67564/
Alfs67557/
Halb67354/
Alft67231/
Olff67212/
Hachelf6754/
Ohlf6743/
Jalf6743/
Holf6739/
Elff6732/
Halw6726/
Aulf6721/
Allf6715/
Alfz6710/
Galf676/
Alfì674/
Alhf674/
Halv673/
Aelf673/
Alfh672/
Aylf671/
Ehlf671/
Ailf671/
Aalf671/
Autleff670/

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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
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  • 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 Halff
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