Halo Surname
Approximately 9,865 people bear this surname
Halo Surname User-submission:
Mid-16th century (denoting a circle of light around the sun, etc.): from medieval Latin, from Latin halos, from Greek halōs 'disk of the sun or moon.'
Halo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 4,256 | 1:41,622 | 3,295 |
| Pakistan | 2,138 | 1:83,557 | 2,841 |
| Syria | 604 | 1:31,955 | 2,011 |
| Niger | 464 | 1:41,362 | 2,196 |
| Egypt | 305 | 1:301,429 | 19,796 |
| United States | 295 | 1:1,228,674 | 87,029 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Indonesia | 149 | 1:887,578 | 66,606 |
| Turkey | 131 | 1:594,057 | 32,065 |
| Ukraine | 128 | 1:355,646 | 44,014 |
| Albania | 111 | 1:26,253 | 4,255 |
| Israel | 103 | 1:83,084 | 9,968 |
| Lebanon | 87 | 1:64,794 | 4,807 |
| Tanzania | 85 | 1:622,843 | 38,112 |
| DR Congo | 68 | 1:1,086,464 | 68,260 |
| Philippines | 64 | 1:1,581,847 | 107,292 |
| Hong Kong | 56 | 1:130,991 | 2,371 |
| Iran | 52 | 1:1,476,587 | 59,047 |
| Ethiopia | 49 | 1:1,990,740 | 8,024 |
| India | 49 | 1:15,654,396 | 253,566 |
| Slovakia | 41 | 1:130,157 | 23,900 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| South Africa | 39 | 1:1,389,172 | 74,222 |
| Canada | 37 | 1:995,827 | 74,831 |
| Afghanistan | 29 | 1:1,108,730 | 10,128 |
| Papua New Guinea | 26 | 1:313,604 | 42,091 |
| Iraq | 26 | 1:1,346,987 | 15,017 |
| Greece | 26 | 1:426,146 | 56,152 |
| Czechia | 24 | 1:443,061 | 48,767 |
| France | 18 | 1:3,690,151 | 224,666 |
| Taiwan | 17 | 1:1,379,103 | 9,281 |
| Thailand | 16 | 1:4,414,897 | 343,519 |
| Brazil | 13 | 1:16,467,256 | 295,032 |
| Hungary | 12 | 1:818,023 | 42,199 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| Poland | 11 | 1:3,455,341 | 126,214 |
| New Zealand | 9 | 1:503,147 | 33,029 |
| Kosovo | 8 | 1:232,734 | 7,787 |
| Uruguay | 8 | 1:428,970 | 23,885 |
| Niue | 7 | 1:231 | 55 |
| Benin | 7 | 1:1,476,515 | 57,381 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Yemen | 3 | 1:8,808,431 | 35,773 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Solomon Islands | 2 | 1:290,014 | 19,875 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Tuvalu | 1 | 1:11,188 | 103 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 14 | 1:1,741,098 | 55,534 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 26 | 1:1,931,488 | 97,398 |
The alternate forms: Hálo (1), Haló (1), Háló (268) & Hálò (1) are calculated separately.
Halo (3,261) may also be a first name.
Halo Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Mid-16th century (denoting a circle of light around the sun, etc.): from medieval Latin, from Latin halos, from Greek halōs 'disk of the sun or moon.'
- David Ortiz De La TorreHalo Demographics
Average Male Halo Height
174.84 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Halo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Halo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Halo (Arabic: حالو, Hindi: हालो, Marathi: हालो, Oriya: ହାେଲା) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Hálo, Haló, Háló or Hálò. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Halo? popularity and diffusion
It is the 51,919th most frequently held last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 738,727 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 54 percent of Halo are found; 48 percent are found in West Africa and 43 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 125,410th most common forename throughout the world, held by 3,261 people.
Halo is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 4,256 people, or 1 in 41,622. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Borno, where 98 percent are found, Yobe, where 1 percent are found and Lagos, where 0 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria Halo occurs in 80 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 22 percent are found and Syria, where 6 percent are found.
Halo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Halo has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Halo surname grew 1,135 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 14 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Halo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland, Sunni (83%) in Lebanon and Muslim (99%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Halo surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60% being registered with the political party.
The amount Halo earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 11.87% less than the national average, earning R 209,436 per year; in United States they earn 2.87% more than the national average, earning $44,388 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.69% more than the national average, earning $50,026 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Halo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Halo in the Oriya language | ||
| ହାେଲା | haela | - |
| Halo in the Marathi language | ||
| हालो | halo | 85.71 |
| हलो | halo | 14.29 |
| Halo in the Hindi language | ||
| हालो | halo | 57.14 |
| हलो | halo | 42.86 |
| Halo in the Arabic language | ||
| حالو | halw | - |
| هالو | halw | - |
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Footnotes
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