Helder Surname
Approximately 14,339 people bear this surname
Helder Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mozambique | 4,944 | 1:5,514 | 1,220 |
| Angola | 4,535 | 1:5,951 | 818 |
| Netherlands | 1,947 | 1:8,673 | 1,093 |
| United States | 1,014 | 1:357,455 | 31,912 |
| Portugal | 585 | 1:17,809 | 1,285 |
| India | 293 | 1:2,617,971 | 82,260 |
| Canada | 236 | 1:156,125 | 15,843 |
| Germany | 110 | 1:731,868 | 55,248 |
| Brazil | 109 | 1:1,963,985 | 62,590 |
| Aruba | 92 | 1:1,125 | 154 |
| England | 71 | 1:784,761 | 42,668 |
| France | 65 | 1:1,021,888 | 113,182 |
| Argentina | 59 | 1:724,465 | 49,289 |
| Suriname | 58 | 1:9,528 | 2,431 |
| Belgium | 42 | 1:273,730 | 32,801 |
| Australia | 36 | 1:749,881 | 48,970 |
| Italy | 35 | 1:1,747,334 | 85,249 |
| Thailand | 20 | 1:3,531,917 | 315,217 |
| Sweden | 19 | 1:518,250 | 37,550 |
| Switzerland | 10 | 1:821,292 | 53,588 |
| Norway | 9 | 1:571,365 | 44,190 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 46 | 1:529,899 | 28,330 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 145 | 1:346,336 | 26,593 |
The alternate forms: Hélder (80) are calculated separately.
Helder (92,471) may also be a first name.
Helder Demographics
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Helder Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Helder Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Helder (Arabic: هلدر, Hindi: हेल्दर) has its highest incidence in Mozambique. It can also be rendered as a variant: Hélder. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Helder? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 36,779th most frequently used last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 508,233 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 66 percent of Helder reside; 66 percent reside in Southern Africa and 66 percent reside in Luso-Southern Africa. It is also the 10,936th most commonly used given name internationally, held by 92,471 people.
Helder is most common in Mozambique, where it is carried by 4,944 people, or 1 in 5,514. Aside from Mozambique it exists in 46 countries. It is also common in Angola, where 32 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 14 percent reside.
Helder Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Helder has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Helder surname expanded 699 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 154 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Helder Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Helder last name are 29.61% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 76.38% registered with the party.
The amount Helder earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 26.85% less than the national average, earning 253,174 kr per year; in United States they earn 10.57% more than the national average, earning $47,709 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.87% more than the national average, earning $51,111 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Helder Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Helder in the Hindi language | ||
| हेल्दर | heldara | - |
| Helder in the Arabic language | ||
| هلدر | hldr | - |
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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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- 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 Helder
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