Halforty Surname

1,658,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 120 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Halforty Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Halforty Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa871:622,73246,743
Scotland101:535,38220,332
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
England21:27,859,030389,889
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Halforty Last Name Facts

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

The surname Halforty is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of Halforty click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Halforty? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,658,108th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 60,729,549 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 73 percent of Halforty live; 73 percent live in Southern Africa and 73 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is borne by 87 people, or 1 in 622,732. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 43 percent are found, Gauteng, where 40 percent are found and Eastern Cape, where 9 percent are found. Aside from South Africa this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Scotland, where 8 percent are found and New Zealand, where 7 percent are found.

Halforty Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Halforty has changed over time. In Scotland the number of people bearing the Halforty surname rose 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Halforty Last Name Statistics demography

Halforty earn a lot more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 42.88% more than the national average, earning R 339,540 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alforty931/
Halferty88898/
Holforty8898/
Hallferty821/
Healfarty820/
Alforte803,005/
Alforti8032/
Helferty75379/
Holferty7542/
Holfurty751/
Alfferty751/
Alfurthy750/
Alfortish71134/
Heilferty7132/
Alfarti673/
Alfarte672/
Alfortisch670/
Alfartaj633/
Alfeurte631/
Elferte5316/

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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 Halforty
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