El Helou Surname

14,226th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39,148 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Syria
Highest density in:
Lebanon

El Helou Surname User-submission:

Helo, Helou, El Helou or Helu originated in Syria in around 1400 AD with a man named El Helou (pretty, handsome or sweet) who, for several reasons, ended up moving to northern Lebanon.

El Helou Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Syria19,2261:1,004124
Lebanon9,6681:583100
Jordan5,2571:1,682284
Palestine3,3721:1,349237
United Arab Emirates3801:24,1112,725
Yemen3011:87,7925,685
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Kuwait2221:17,1202,252
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
Iraq841:416,9247,373
France491:1,355,566135,191
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Brazil171:12,592,608246,358
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
England71:7,959,723202,100
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
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The alternate forms: El Hélou (3) are calculated separately.

El Helou (24) may also be a first name.

El Helou Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Helo, Helou, El Helou or Helu originated in Syria in around 1400 AD with a man named El Helou (pretty, handsome or sweet) who, for several reasons, ended up moving to northern Lebanon.

- nicolashelo
DNA test information
Display Statistics on:
  • Average Salary in:
    Canada
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Lebanon

El Helou Demographics

Average El Helou Salary in
Canada

$49,433 CAD

Per year
Rank:
133,029 of 236,188
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
7.27096E-5
Rank: 107,669 of 236,189
Percentage of national average salary:
99.5%
Sample size: 8 (2014)

Average Salary in
Canada

$49,683 CAD

Per year
Per month:
$4,140 CAD
Per week:
$920 CAD
Per day:
$136 CAD

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El Helou Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name El Helou Come From? nationality or country of origin

El Helou occurs more in Syria more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: El Hélou. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name El Helou? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 14,226th most widely held last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 186,154 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of El Helou live; 99 percent live in West Asia and 96 percent live in Levant. It is also the 2,187,323rd most frequently held first name throughout the world, held by 24 people.

The last name El Helou is most commonly held in Syria, where it is held by 19,226 people, or 1 in 1,004. In Syria it is most frequent in: Tartus Governorate, where 60 percent reside, Latakia Governorate, where 29 percent reside and Aleppo Governorate, where 7 percent reside. Aside from Syria this surname exists in 34 countries. It is also common in Lebanon, where 25 percent reside and Jordan, where 13 percent reside.

El Helou Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Maronite (75%) in Lebanon.

El Helou earn marginally less than the average income. In Canada they earn 0.5% less than the national average, earning $49,433 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
El Hélou963/
El Hellou942/
El Helous941/
El Helo9313/
El Helu931/
El-Helou88162/
El Helop889/
El Hilou884/
El Hello881/
El Helui881/
El Hela8041/
El-Helo806/
El Ilou804/
El Hilo802/
El-Helu801/
El Eloh801/
El Helat75355/
El Helya7529/
El Hella7514/
El Illou758/
El Helia751/
El Hesla751/
El Elohe751/
El Hailouch74245/
El Ela71184/
El Hellaj712/
El Helhai711/
El Hila67960/
El Illo6730/
El Ella6713/
El-Hilo679/
El-Hilu675/
El Elie674/
El Elai672/
El Hellaji671/
El Eila671/
El Heilaji671/
El Eyla671/
El Elay671/
El Helaihi671/
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to El Helou
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