Family name Халва (حلوا 
, Халва 
) , across the world, is quite a rare surname. The cognomen Халва is characteristic of Libya, where it is quite a rare surname, Egypt, where it is a rare surname, and Syria. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Northern Africa, particularly Egypt, Libya, and Sudan. Much less frequently, Халва is the forename as well as the last name.