Halper Surname

134,536th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,346 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Austria

Halper Surname Definition:

(Hebrew, German) Variant of Halperin, q.v.

Halper Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8011:201,25419,784
Austria1,0711:7,9511,007
Israel2091:40,9465,587
Canada661:558,26746,632
France371:1,795,209158,669
Hungary361:272,67421,202
England251:2,228,72284,230
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
Ukraine221:2,069,213143,711
Croatia201:211,43024,636
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Halper (10) may also be a first name.

Halper Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Hebrew, German) Variant of Halperin, q.v.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Halper Last Name Facts

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

Halper is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Halper? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 134,536th most commonly occurring surname globally, borne by around 1 in 2,177,987 people. Halper occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 54 percent of Halper reside; 54 percent reside in North America and 54 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly held given name worldwide. It is borne by 10 people.

It is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 1,801 people, or 1 in 201,254. In The United States Halper is most numerous in: New York, where 22 percent reside, California, where 13 percent reside and Illinois, where 11 percent reside. Apart from The United States this surname exists in 26 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 32 percent reside and Israel, where 6 percent reside.

Halper Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Halper has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 10,594 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,250 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Halper Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Halper are 0.75% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 52.48% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Halper earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 33% more than the national average, earning $57,390 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.67% more than the national average, earning $51,011 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Halpert922,032/
Halpfer9212/
Halperz921/
Alper9118,156/
Halpe911,892/
Halperth860/
Alpert836,682/
Holper831,083/
Galper83796/
Khalpe83664/
Hölper83551/
Alpher83147/
Helper83109/
Chalpe83108/
Alpere8332/
Halpes8315/
Allper835/
Jhalpe834/
Alpfer834/
Alpear832/
Alperd832/
Halpie832/
Halpet831/
Alpeer831/
Alperz831/
Alpier831/
Halphe831/
Halpey830/
Alpe802,078/
Halperová804/
Holpert77304/
Holpfer77142/
Khalpey7798/
Hoelper7778/
Hölpert7730/
Allpere7729/
Heilper7717/
Galpeer7716/
Helpfer7714/
Khalphe7711/
Alphier779/
Alphert773/
Khaalpe772/
Helpher772/
Holpher771/
Alpherr771/
Halpest771/
Halphie771/
Aalpere771/
Alpherd770/
Halpire770/
Allpert770/
Helpeir770/
Alpes73569/
Alphe73446/
Alpez73316/
Ölper73246/
Halpi73208/
Elper7379/
Galpe7364/
Alpir7350/
Olper7340/
Halpa7338/
Holpe7332/
Alpet7326/
Alped7324/
Halpy7323/
Alpey737/
Alpeh734/
Aylpe731/
Alpie731/
Alpär731/
Alperova718/
Khalphey711/
Chalphet711/
Chalpird710/
Alpire672,873/
Alphet671,545/
Alphee67976/
Alpesh6769/
Golper6760/
Alphey6729/
Alphie6728/
Alphei6727/
Halpay6723/
Kholpe6712/
Alphes6711/
Alpeis6710/
Olpere679/
Galphe679/
Chalpa679/
Alphed679/
D'Alpe675/
Alpheu674/
Hallpa673/
Halpio672/
Jolper671/
Holpey671/
Elpper671/
Halpai671/
Halppy671/
Halpha671/
Galpei671/
Alphée671/
Allpes671/
Chalpi671/
Olpher671/
Holpes671/
Elpher670/
Gailpe670/
Allpee670/
Holppe670/

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