Hals Surname
Approximately 1,568 people bear this surname
Hals Surname Definition:
From Als, formerly the name of a place in Burian; from als, a high cliff. (Price gives als, the seashore or cliff; als, alt, an ascent. ) Hals says, "From Als, now Alse and Alsce, viz. lands towards or upon the seacoast, was denominated John de Als, or from Bar-Als-ton in Devon, temp.
Read More About This SurnameHals Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 910 | 1:5,651 | 565 |
| United States | 250 | 1:1,449,836 | 99,395 |
| Belgium | 100 | 1:114,966 | 17,029 |
| Yemen | 77 | 1:343,186 | 9,990 |
| Poland | 57 | 1:666,820 | 57,730 |
| Algeria | 40 | 1:965,789 | 42,026 |
| Sweden | 30 | 1:328,225 | 22,987 |
| Canada | 13 | 1:2,834,276 | 161,175 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| Germany | 12 | 1:6,708,788 | 223,026 |
| Denmark | 9 | 1:627,191 | 36,734 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Ukraine | 5 | 1:9,104,539 | 300,808 |
| Slovakia | 5 | 1:1,067,290 | 85,393 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 12 | 1:2,031,281 | 60,933 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 73 | 1:687,927 | 44,660 |
Hals (40) may also be a first name.
Hals Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
From Als, formerly the name of a place in Burian; from als, a high cliff. (Price gives als, the seashore or cliff; als, alt, an ascent. ) Hals says, "From Als, now Alse and Alsce, viz. lands towards or upon the seacoast, was denominated John de Als, or from Bar-Als-ton in Devon, temp. Hen. I., and King Stephen, ancestor of the De Alses, formerly of Lelant, now Halses.......This family in Edward III.'s days rote their surname de Als, now Halse. (See Prince's Worthies of Devon upon Hals. )" Halsey may be the same name.
Hals Demographics
Average Hals Salary in
United States
$41,405 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Hals Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hals Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hals (Arabic: حلص) is found most in Norway. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hals? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 252,393rd most numerous family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 4,647,670 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 74 percent of Hals live; 62 percent live in Northern Europe and 61 percent live in Scandinavia. Hals is also the 1,614,485th most numerous first name in the world. It is borne by 40 people.
The last name Hals is most common in Norway, where it is borne by 910 people, or 1 in 5,651. In Norway Hals is primarily found in: Eastern Norway, where 49 percent live, Western Norway, where 26 percent live and Northern Norway, where 11 percent live. Besides Norway this last name is found in 35 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 16 percent live and Belgium, where 6 percent live.
Hals Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Hals has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 342 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Hals Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Hals last name are 7.33% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60.56% being registered with the party.
The amount Hals earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 5.37% less than the national average, earning 327,493 kr per year; in United States they earn 4.04% less than the national average, earning $41,405 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.76% less than the national average, earning $40,360 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hals Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hals in the Arabic language | ||
| حلص | hls | - |
| حالس | hals | - |
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