El Helou Surname
Approximately 39,148 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Syria | 19,226 | 1:1,004 | 124 |
| Lebanon | 9,668 | 1:583 | 100 |
| Jordan | 5,257 | 1:1,682 | 284 |
| Palestine | 3,372 | 1:1,349 | 237 |
| United Arab Emirates | 380 | 1:24,111 | 2,725 |
| Yemen | 301 | 1:87,792 | 5,685 |
| Saudi Arabia | 239 | 1:129,104 | 17,726 |
| Kuwait | 222 | 1:17,120 | 2,252 |
| Egypt | 183 | 1:502,381 | 28,715 |
| Iraq | 84 | 1:416,924 | 7,373 |
| France | 49 | 1:1,355,566 | 135,191 |
| Canada | 33 | 1:1,116,533 | 81,834 |
| Australia | 25 | 1:1,079,828 | 61,253 |
| Qatar | 22 | 1:107,182 | 11,536 |
| Brazil | 17 | 1:12,592,608 | 246,358 |
| United States | 13 | 1:27,881,456 | 736,413 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Argentina | 8 | 1:5,342,927 | 168,491 |
| Spain | 8 | 1:5,844,004 | 86,878 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Uruguay | 2 | 1:1,715,879 | 35,955 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
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.
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El Helou Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
El Helou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name El Helou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name El Helou is held by more people in Syria than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: El Hélou. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name El Helou? popularity and diffusion
The last name El Helou is the 14,226th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 186,154 people. The last name El Helou is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of El Helou reside; 99 percent reside in West Asia and 96 percent reside in Levant. It is also the 2,187,323rd most frequently held given name world-wide It is held by 24 people.
This surname is most common in Syria, where it is held by 19,226 people, or 1 in 1,004. In Syria it is most numerous in: Tartus Governorate, where 60 percent reside, Latakia Governorate, where 29 percent reside and Aleppo Governorate, where 7 percent reside. Outside of Syria this last name 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 devotion of those bearing the surname is principally 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Hélou | 96 | 3 | / |
| El Hellou | 94 | 2 | / |
| El Helous | 94 | 1 | / |
| El Helo | 93 | 13 | / |
| El Helu | 93 | 1 | / |
| El-Helou | 88 | 162 | / |
| El Helop | 88 | 9 | / |
| El Hilou | 88 | 4 | / |
| El Hello | 88 | 1 | / |
| El Helui | 88 | 1 | / |
| El Hela | 80 | 41 | / |
| El-Helo | 80 | 6 | / |
| El Ilou | 80 | 4 | / |
| El Hilo | 80 | 2 | / |
| El-Helu | 80 | 1 | / |
| El Eloh | 80 | 1 | / |
| El Helat | 75 | 355 | / |
| El Helya | 75 | 29 | / |
| El Hella | 75 | 14 | / |
| El Illou | 75 | 8 | / |
| El Helia | 75 | 1 | / |
| El Hesla | 75 | 1 | / |
| El Elohe | 75 | 1 | / |
| El Hailouch | 74 | 245 | / |
| El Ela | 71 | 184 | / |
| El Hellaj | 71 | 2 | / |
| El Helhai | 71 | 1 | / |
| El Hila | 67 | 960 | / |
| El Illo | 67 | 30 | / |
| El Ella | 67 | 13 | / |
| El-Hilo | 67 | 9 | / |
| El-Hilu | 67 | 5 | / |
| El Elie | 67 | 4 | / |
| El Elai | 67 | 2 | / |
| El Hellaji | 67 | 1 | / |
| El Eila | 67 | 1 | / |
| El Heilaji | 67 | 1 | / |
| El Eyla | 67 | 1 | / |
| El Elay | 67 | 1 | / |
| El Helaihi | 67 | 1 | / |
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