Halwah Surname
Approximately 8,219 people bear this surname
Halwah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 8,176 | 1:11,245 | 1,336 |
| Indonesia | 42 | 1:3,148,790 | 173,812 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Halwah (1,541) may also be a first name.
Halwah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Halwah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Halwah (Arabic: حلوه) occurs in Egypt more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Halwah? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 61,191st most frequently used last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 886,671 people. The last name Halwah occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Halwah live; 99 percent live in North Africa and 99 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 197,526th most commonly held first name in the world. It is borne by 1,541 people.
It is most common in Egypt, where it is held by 8,176 people, or 1 in 11,245. Not including Egypt it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 1 percent reside and Malaysia, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Halwah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Halwah in the Arabic language | ||
| حلوه | hlwh | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Halwah
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