Halperin Surname

90,792nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,277 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Halperin Surname Definition:

Place name. Corruption of Heilbronn in Germany, (q.v.).

Halperin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,6451:137,03614,323
Israel2,1521:3,977558
Canada1281:287,85626,805
Argentina1161:368,47828,618
England651:857,20145,134
Australia411:658,43245,385
Thailand271:2,616,235275,741
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
France131:5,109,440259,941
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Montenegro31:213,1886,121
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
China21:683,660,78330,601
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Saint Pierre and Miquelon11:6,399357
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Curaçao11:157,2471,313

The alternate forms: Halpérin (12) & Halperín (3) are calculated separately.

Halperin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Place name. Corruption of Heilbronn in Germany, (q.v.).

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(Hebrew, German) A money changer; one who came from Heilbronn (holy well), in Wurttemberg.

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

(from a place name) This is one of the most widespread Jewish names. It is derived from the city of Heilbronn in Württemberg, Germany, where it was first assumed about four hundred years ago. There are many variations and some are: Heilpern, Halper, Helpern, Heilbrun, Heilbron, Heilbronner, Heilprun, Alpron, Alpern, Galpern, and Halprin.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Halperin Last Name Facts

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

Halperin occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be found as: Halpérin or Halperín. Click here for further potential spellings of Halperin.

How Common Is The Last Name Halperin? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 90,792nd most common family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,381,002 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 53 percent of Halperin reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 2,645 people, or 1 in 137,036. In The United States it is mostly found in: New York, where 21 percent reside, California, where 17 percent reside and Florida, where 13 percent reside. Beside The United States this last name exists in 30 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 41 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Halperin Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Halperin surname are 43.51% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 96.74% registered with the party.

The amount Halperin earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 65.34% less than the national average, earning S/. 6,718 per year; in South Africa they earn 96.98% more than the national average, earning R 468,108 per year; in United States they earn 37.28% more than the national average, earning $59,234 USD per year and in Canada they earn 36.14% more than the national average, earning $67,636 CAD per year.

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