Helder Surname

36,779th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,339 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mozambique
Highest density in:
Aruba

Helder Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Helder Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mozambique4,9441:5,5141,220
Angola4,5351:5,951818
Netherlands1,9471:8,6731,093
United States1,0141:357,45531,912
Portugal5851:17,8091,285
India2931:2,617,97182,260
Canada2361:156,12515,843
Germany1101:731,86855,248
Brazil1091:1,963,98562,590
Aruba921:1,125154
England711:784,76142,668
France651:1,021,888113,182
Argentina591:724,46549,289
Suriname581:9,5282,431
Belgium421:273,73032,801
Australia361:749,88148,970
Italy351:1,747,33485,249
Thailand201:3,531,917315,217
Sweden191:518,25037,550
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Norway91:571,36544,190
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
China41:341,830,39216,990
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England461:529,89928,330
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1451:346,33626,593

The alternate forms: Hélder (80) are calculated separately.

Helder (92,471) may also be a first name.

Helder Last Name Facts

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

Helder (Arabic: هلدر, Hindi: हेल्दर) occurs more in Mozambique more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Hélder. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Helder? popularity and diffusion

The surname Helder is the 36,779th most commonly occurring family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 508,233 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 66 percent of Helder are found; 66 percent are found in Southern Africa and 66 percent are found in Luso-Southern Africa. Helder is also the 10,936th most widespread first name throughout the world. It is borne by 92,471 people.

It is most widespread in Mozambique, where it is held by 4,944 people, or 1 in 5,514. Excluding Mozambique this surname exists in 46 countries. It is also found in Angola, where 32 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 14 percent reside.

Helder Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Helder has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Helder last name rose 699 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 154 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Helder Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Helder last name are 29.61% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 76.38% being registered to vote for the political 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hélder9480/
Chelder9231/
Heldere9210/
Heldert9210/
Healder922/
Heilder921/
Hellder921/
Haelder920/
Hoelder920/
Heldger920/
Elder9157,783/
Helde91615/
Heldeart862/
Hoeldier860/
Halder83578,059/
Holder8375,729/
Gelder834,092/
Hilder833,806/
Eldert83288/
Hjelde83274/
Elderd8390/
Heldre8352/
Heldes8341/
Hölder8340/
Khelde8334/
Eldere8332/
Jelder8316/
Eldeir8311/
Ihlder836/
Eldier836/
Heldet833/
Heldey833/
Heldie832/
Eilder832/
Eldeer832/
Ellder832/
Heldge832/
Chelde832/
Heldez832/
Eelder831/
Heldee831/
Aelder831/
Heldeš831/
Heldeu831/
Healde830/
Eulder830/
Ealder830/
Hylder830/
Elde80696/
Hettelder8030/
Childer7781/
Haldder7727/
Haldeer7718/
Eeldert7717/
Haldear7716/
Halderr7716/
Hhalder7714/
Hallder7713/
Haalder7711/
Hollder777/
Holdier777/
Heldire775/
Hildert774/
Holdder773/
Halderh773/
Healdge773/
Holdeer772/
Holderr772/
Hildere772/
Eildert772/
Heldeis772/
Ahalder771/
Hilderd771/
Hillder771/
Cheldee771/
Höllder771/
Geldder771/
Hahlder771/
D'Elder771/
Ealdert770/
Haldier770/
Alder7317,849/
Hilde731,537/
Older731,503/
Helda731,057/
Heldi73407/
Eldep73305/
Ilder73265/
Gelde73127/
Eldes73126/
Heldy7351/
Ehlde7336/
Jelde7329/
Eldre7327/
Eilde7318/
Elded7316/
Eldir7312/
Eldet7311/
Eldie7310/
Eldey739/
Eldee738/
Eelde737/
Eldea733/
Eldeh733/
Eldez733/
Eldge732/
Élder732/
Eldei732/
Heldé731/
Ealde730/
Elderova7136/
Eldheart712/
Childier711/
Hilldert711/
Heldahyr711/
Hildeard711/
Childert711/
Childerz710/
Eldeep679,440/
Gilder675,454/
Allder67785/
Childe67639/
Chelda67628/
Hildre67484/
Cheldi67171/
Eldeip67126/
Eldehy67122/
Ildere6781/
Hildir6752/
Olderø6729/
Olderr6726/
Aldeir6724/
Hildie6724/
Hildes6722/
Eldest6719/
Heldis6715/
Eldeed6712/
Eldair6711/
Elldér6710/
Haldir678/
Yolder676/
Aldear676/
Chylde675/
Aalder675/
Alderr675/
Elldey675/
Jilder675/
Helday674/
Kheldj674/
Hildér674/
Eldesh674/
Eldeap674/
Jeldey673/
Aldier673/
Kheldi673/
Heelda672/
Khilde672/
Aldeer672/
Eldech672/
Eldess671/
Oldier671/
Oilder671/
Heldai671/
Heldiz671/
Heeldi671/
Healdy671/
Hilded671/
Hildge671/
Holdir671/
Eldett671/
Elhdje671/
Geldeh671/
Alhder671/
Heylda671/
Ildeer671/
Holdèr671/
Kheldy671/
Geldee671/
Eldhed671/
Ealdre671/
Jeldeh671/
El'dee671/
Alderh671/
Eldeis671/
Eldreh671/
Geldei671/
Geelde671/
Jeldee671/
Hildeu671/
Hildje671/
Geldea670/
Hildey670/
Hildea670/

Helder Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Helder in the Hindi language
हेल्दरheldara-
Helder in the Arabic language
هلدرhldr-

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Footnotes

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