Helaf Surname
Approximately 104 people bear this surname
Helaf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Djibouti | 100 | 1:9,149 | 584 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Helaf (10) may also be a first name.
Helaf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Helaf Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Helaf has its highest incidence in Djibouti. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Helaf? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,806,862nd most numerous surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 70,072,557 people. The surname Helaf occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Helaf are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently held given name world-wide. It is borne by 10 people.
This last name is most frequent in Djibouti, where it is borne by 100 people, or 1 in 9,149. Outside of Djibouti it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 3 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Helaf
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