Helds Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Helds Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Helds Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia141:146,43219,676
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England11:55,718,059489,080
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Helds Last Name Facts

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

Helds occurs most in Latvia. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Helds? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,543,123rd most commonly occurring family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 68 percent of Helds are found; 48 percent are found in Northern Europe and 45 percent are found in Baltic Europe.

This surname is most frequent in Latvia, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 146,432. In Latvia Helds is most frequent in: Kurzeme Planning Region, where 57 percent reside, Riga Planning Region, where 29 percent reside and Semigallia, where 7 percent reside. Other than Latvia it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 19 percent reside and Germany, where 19 percent reside.

Helds Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Helds has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Helds surname contracted 40 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hields91123/
Heilds9141/
Healds911/
Held8948,433/
Elds8913/
Chields835/
Cheilds830/
Chealds830/
Heald809,428/
Heldt808,964/
Holds801,298/
Hield80468/
Kheld80138/
Heild8020/
Helts8011/
Eldås806/
Cheld803/
Ields803/
Helld803/
Hilds803/
Halds802/
Heldh802/
Hjeld801/
Eldse801/
Gelds801/
Heldp801/
Eilds801/
Heuld800/
Hylds800/
Heeld800/
Eld751,493/
Childs7356,934/
Healed7336/
Cheeld7318/
Heldth7313/
Kheldt738/
Haldås736/
Hildås735/
Chylds733/
Chelts733/
Chield732/
Heseld732/
Kheald731/
Ohield731/
Heildt731/
Hillds731/
Heldte731/
Healts730/
Olds6711,618/
Hild6710,049/
Helt674,191/
Geld67842/
Eldh67548/
Heldová67136/
Előd67100/
Elts6793/
Helz6764/
Helc6753/
Hyld6745/
D'Heldt6734/
Heltshe6713/
Jeld6710/
Heltsch678/
Eald678/
Eldt677/
Chieldt676/
Euld674/
Ield674/
Heldova673/
Chailds673/
Holdsch672/
Childds672/
Halldds672/
Eldx671/
Childsd671/
Childss671/
Chillds671/
Eicheld671/
Escheld671/
Alds671/
Chaylds671/
Yhld671/
Ylds671/
Eltd671/
Elld671/
Ilds670/

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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
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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 Helds
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