Helama Surname
Approximately 135 people bear this surname
Helama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 72 | 1:2,460,316 | 81,464 |
| Iraq | 47 | 1:745,142 | 10,632 |
| Finland | 16 | 1:343,544 | 24,270 |
Helama (346) may also be a first name.
Helama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Helama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Helama (Arabic: هلما, Hindi: हेलमा) is most common in Nigeria. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Helama click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Helama? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,537,949th most frequent family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 53,981,822 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 53 percent of Helama reside; 53 percent reside in West Africa and 53 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 468,941st most widespread first name throughout the world, held by 346 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 72 people, or 1 in 2,460,316. In Nigeria Helama is mostly concentrated in: Sokoto, where 69 percent live, Zamfara, where 29 percent live and Kano, where 1 percent live. Apart from Nigeria it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Iraq, where 35 percent live and Finland, where 12 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Helama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Helama in the Hindi language | ||
| हेलमा | helama | - |
| Helama in the Arabic language | ||
| هلما | hlma | - |
| هلمي | hlmy | - |
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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 Helama
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