Halfter Surname

477,903rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 699 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Halfter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Halfter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6271:128,39815,655
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Denmark201:282,23621,168
Israel131:658,28045,106
England81:6,964,757184,742
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
France11:66,422,722504,397

Halfter Last Name Facts

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

The last name Halfter is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Halfter? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 477,903rd most common family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 10,425,674 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 95 percent of Halfter reside; 90 percent reside in Western Europe and 90 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 627 people, or 1 in 128,398. In Germany Halfter is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 20 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 18 percent live and Saxony, where 17 percent live. Outside of Germany Halfter exists in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent live and Denmark, where 3 percent live.

Halfter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Halfter are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% registered with the political party.

Halfter earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.12% more than the national average, earning $47,514 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Halffter9333/
Alfter92534/
Halfte921/
Helfter86270/
Holfter86104/
Alfte833/
Halftead801/
Elfter7739/
Albter774/
Allfte771/
Alftee770/
Hallbåter751/
Alftieh711/
Alfta674/
Alfti673/
Alfty671/
Alfthi623/
Alvtes622/
Alhfty621/
Alftha621/
Alvìtez571/
Chalwti571/
Alftayh571/

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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 Halfter
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