Halvai Surname
Approximately 1,026 people bear this surname
Halvai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 1,023 | 1:749,820 | 34,197 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Halvai (23) may also be a first name.
Halvai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Halvai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Halvai (Hindi: हलवाई, Marathi: हलवाई) is carried by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Halvai? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 354,583rd most prevalent last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 7,102,871 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Halvai are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 100 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Halvai is also the 2,239,265th most common first name globally. It is borne by 23 people.
The surname Halvai is most prevalent in India, where it is held by 1,023 people, or 1 in 749,820. In India it is mostly found in: Jharkhand, where 40 percent live, Uttar Pradesh, where 30 percent live and Madhya Pradesh, where 18 percent live. Outside of India it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 0 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Halvai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Halvai in the Hindi language | ||
| हलवाई | halava'i | 99.69 |
| हलवाइ | halava'i | 0.31 |
| Halvai in the Marathi language | ||
| हलवाई | halava'i | 88.8 |
| हलवई | halava'i | 4.8 |
| हालवाई | halava'i | 1.6 |
| लालजी | lalaji | 1.6 |
| हळवाई | halava'i | 1.6 |
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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
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- 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 Halvai
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