The Halim surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,352 people carried this name — #19,878 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 217,400 people counted. That is up 30% from 1,041 in 2000.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 101 people named Halim live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Brussels-Capital.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 59 people named Halim.
Most of them — 49 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 7 départements, most often Val-d’Oise.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
26 people named Halim live in Switzerland.
They live in 5 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In print
Halim in American newspapers,
1881–1956.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 6,024 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Halim,
with a public archive behind them.
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Veronica Halim 1983– · writer -
Isa Halim 1986– · association football coach -
Kerenina Sunny Halim 1986– · beauty pageant contestant -
Albert Halim 1986– · actor -
Ahmed Halim 1987– · singer -
Monica Halim 1960– · badminton player
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 21 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Halim.
- Halbardier 122 · U.S. census
- Halbeisen 229 · U.S. census
- Halbert 4,878 · U.S. census
- Halby 116 · U.S. census
- Hale 86,618 · U.S. census
- Halfon 264 · U.S. census
- Halimi 310 · U.S. census
- Halin 117 · U.S. census
- Hall 407,076 · U.S. census
- Halle 1,570 · U.S. census
- Haller 9,992 · U.S. census
- Hallet 395 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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