El Helwa Surname

1,994,173rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 88 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lebanon
Highest density in:
Lebanon

El Helwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

El Helwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lebanon661:85,4105,537
Syria151:1,286,7357,466
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388

El Helwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname El Helwa is more frequently found in Lebanon than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

The last name El Helwa is the 1,994,173rd most commonly occurring surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 82,813,022 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 95 percent of El Helwa live; 95 percent live in West Asia and 93 percent live in Levant.

The surname is most frequent in Lebanon, where it is held by 66 people, or 1 in 85,410. In Lebanon El Helwa is most numerous in: North Governorate, where 45 percent live, Beqaa Governorate, where 29 percent live and Beirut Governorate, where 24 percent live. Aside from Lebanon it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Syria, where 17 percent live and Egypt, where 5 percent live.

El Helwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the El Helwa last name is chiefly Sunni (76%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
El Elwa931/
El Helwe8812/
El Halwa8810/
El Jelwa889/
El Hilwa884/
El Helwo881/
El Helweh827/
El Alwa80379/
El Ahlua75183/
El-Helwe759/
El Helui751/
El Elby671/
El Hilvi631/
El Gilbai591/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to El Helwa
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