over half of whom are vs over half whom are

The correct phrase is "over half of whom are." The preposition "of" is necessary to link "half" to "whom" correctly.

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over half of whom are

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to specify a portion of a group, with "of" connecting "half" to "whom."

Examples:

The team consists of 20 members, over half of whom are engineers.
The survey included 100 participants, over half of whom are under 30 years old.

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But let us not forget, either, the 9600 Palestinian political prisoners, over half of whom are being detained without trial, nearly 400 of whom are under the age of 18.
Over half of whom are non-emergent, under-insured, and belong in a primary care physician's office.
Over half of the EU's groundwater sources are polluted.
And over half of these people either "like" or are "not opposed" to it.
Well over half of non-EU nationals who are registered as being unemployed have no vocational qualifications.
Over half of the tonnage transported through the Shannon Estuary is directly related to Aughinish.
Right now, he controls over half of the wolves.
That's over half of our senior-level employees... in every department.
I recognize over half of this stuff.
Over half of the artifacts are still missing today.
Scratch-offs account for over half of that.
That eliminates over half of our previous search.
Over half of the total number of Cypriot tertiary students study abroad.
Over half of official support comes from us.
I spent over half of my life with that man.
Over half of our population lives in rural areas.
The service sector accounts for over half of GDP with industry adding another quarter and agriculture little over one-tenth.
Over 84 million EU citizens live in poverty, and women account for over half of this figure.
Over half of all SMEs do not yet have an action plan for the changeover.
We have weapons in place to disperse HEAT-16... over half of this godforsaken globe.

over half whom are

This phrase is incorrect in English. The preposition "of" is necessary to correctly link "half" to "whom."

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Over half of whom are non-emergent, under-insured, and belong in a primary care physician's office.
But let us not forget, either, the 9600 Palestinian political prisoners, over half of whom are being detained without trial, nearly 400 of whom are under the age of 18.
Over half of the EU's groundwater sources are polluted.
Over half a trillion dollars were spent.
It's over half full, and "over half"... is the common law definition of living together.
And over half of these people either "like" or are "not opposed" to it.
Over half the inmates in Oz never finished high school.
I've destroyed over half a dozen Nosferatu and they are summoned by their sire.
Well over half of non-EU nationals who are registered as being unemployed have no vocational qualifications.
It already has over half a million hits.
Our companies employ over half a million people.
That's $572 annually with a prospective yearly rental of over half that.
It's over half a mile away.
Over half the people that meet her.
Over half the SOEs reported idle capacity of at least 50%.
Over half of the tonnage transported through the Shannon Estuary is directly related to Aughinish.
Right now, he controls over half of the wolves.
They still owe me over half a million dollars.
They are over half the population.
By 2030, it'll be over half, 62 cents.

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