Helby Surname

2,091,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Helby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Helby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark291:194,64516,083
England191:2,932,529101,561
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England391:625,00931,098
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

Helby (96) may also be a first name.

Helby Last Name Facts

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

Helby is most common in Denmark. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Helby.

How Common Is The Last Name Helby? popularity and diffusion

Helby is the 2,091,648th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 89,969,703 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 65 percent of Helby reside; 59 percent reside in Northern Europe and 36 percent reside in Scandinavia. It is also the 968,397th most widely held forename globally, held by 96 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Denmark, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 194,645. In Denmark Helby is most common in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 52 percent reside, Region of Southern Denmark, where 31 percent reside and Central Denmark Region, where 17 percent reside. Aside from Denmark this last name occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in England, where 23 percent reside and Australia, where 15 percent reside.

Helby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Helby has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Helby last name declined 51 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 79 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hellby9138/
Chelby9123/
Helboy915/
Helbey913/
Helbys911/
Helbay911/
Healby910/
Elby892,298/
Helbych83276/
Khelbey831/
Chelbay831/
Heelboy831/
Echelby830/
Chelbey830/
Elbay802,195/
Elbey801,964/
Holby80832/
Halby80598/
Hilby80467/
Helba80403/
Elbhy80214/
Helvy80160/
Ahlby8079/
Helbe8060/
Helbi8028/
Hylby8019/
Ellby8013/
Gelby806/
Eilby805/
Elboy804/
Jelby803/
Elbyś801/
Eslby801/
Elbuy801/
Aelby800/
Hesselby7733/
Chelbaya777/
Hässelby771/
Chelbi734,132/
Elbahy733,239/
Elbohy732,239/
Helvey731,995/
Helber731,636/
Chelba731,142/
Hilbay73155/
Helbet73136/
Halbay73113/
Hilboy7380/
Halbey7375/
Holbay7373/
Chilby7350/
Helbes7347/
Heluey7339/
Eselby7334/
Helbis7324/
Chelvy7318/
Hellbe7317/
Gelboy7317/
Hilbey7315/
Hillby7314/
Holboy7312/
Ejleby7311/
Jellby739/
Elbaya736/
Hollby735/
Hoelbe735/
Elbayd734/
Helvay732/
Elbhay732/
Holbey731/
Helbez731/
Helbie731/
Helbit731/
Helway731/
Ellbey731/
Hallby731/
Helbai731/
Oelbey731/
Eileby731/
Chelbe731/
Elbehy731/
Helwiy731/
Helwys731/
Helwey730/
Helbed730/
Elwy676,782/
Alby675,158/
Elba673,228/
Elbe671,668/
Elvy671,271/
Elbi67952/
Helbich67802/
Elbahey67709/
Elbouhy67621/
Olby67273/
Chelbea67166/
Helbois67158/
Helbitz6755/
Helbech6732/
Elbahay6714/
Helberh677/
Chelber675/
Helbích675/
Elbahiy674/
Eselbay673/
Helbetz672/
Elbeydh672/
Hellway672/
Khelbai672/
Elbé672/
Chelvey672/
Healvey671/
Chelbayova671/
Chellbi671/
Geelboy671/
Hillboy671/
Elbè671/
Chelwey671/
Chelway671/
Elbj671/
Helvych671/
Helyuha671/
Hailbey670/
Ilby670/
Esselby670/
Helbish670/
Hellvey670/
Helbest670/
Eselbey670/
Hollboy670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Helby
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