Heldt Surname

56,549th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,964 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Heldt Surname Definition:

(German, Dutch, English) The hero or champion; one who lived on the slope or declivity.

Heldt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4,3721:18,4142,413
United States2,3301:155,56215,909
Brazil9261:231,1828,946
Poland3941:96,46914,727
Australia1701:158,79816,605
England1321:422,10728,563
France1301:510,94471,022
Denmark1241:45,5224,753
Sweden881:111,8958,035
Canada701:526,36644,416
India451:17,045,897267,282
Chile411:429,67011,433
Switzerland201:410,64630,429
Netherlands191:888,79962,169
Argentina141:3,053,101127,728
Hungary111:892,38945,166
Norway101:514,22941,629
Ukraine81:5,690,337241,823
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
Peru71:4,540,58934,489
Finland61:916,11741,832
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Wales41:773,63329,106
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
China21:683,660,78330,601
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Grenada11:108,5351,793
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2571:195,40317,095

Heldt Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German, Dutch, English) The hero or champion; one who lived on the slope or declivity.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Heldt Last Name Facts

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

Heldt is most common in Germany. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Heldt.

How Common Is The Last Name Heldt? popularity and diffusion

Heldt is the 56,549th most frequently used family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 812,979 people. Heldt is primarily found in Europe, where 60 percent of Heldt reside; 51 percent reside in Western Europe and 49 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 4,372 people, or 1 in 18,414. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 20 percent live, Schleswig-Holstein, where 15 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 14 percent live. Excluding Germany it exists in 42 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent live and Brazil, where 10 percent live.

Heldt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Heldt has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Heldt surname increased 907 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,886 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Heldt Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Heldt surname are 9.63% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.4% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Heldt earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 19.56% less than the national average, earning 278,377 kr per year; in United States they earn 7.79% more than the national average, earning $46,509 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.13% less than the national average, earning $49,124 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hoeldt9159/
Heldth9113/
Kheldt918/
Heildt911/
Heldte911/
Held8948,433/
Helt894,191/
Eldt897/
D'Heldt8334/
Chieldt836/
Heald809,428/
Holdt801,927/
Hjelt80813/
Hildt80809/
Hield80468/
Geldt80353/
Helth80177/
Kheld80138/
Hoelt80105/
Helte8059/
Hoeld8056/
Haldt8044/
Healt8040/
Helds8031/
Heild8020/
Hellt8015/
Chelt8014/
Helts8011/
Heltt808/
Eldth807/
Helld803/
Cheld803/
Heltø802/
Heldh802/
Hehlt801/
Hjeld801/
Heldp801/
Jeldt801/
Hielt800/
Heuld800/
Heilt800/
Heult800/
Heeld800/
Heldtová775/
Heldtova771/
Hel753,600/
Eld751,493/
Elt75375/
Health73148/
Chelte7344/
Heilds7341/
Healed7336/
Hetlet7335/
Cheeld7318/
Khelte7311/
D'Helt734/
Chelts733/
Chield732/
Heseld732/
Healds731/
Ohield731/
Heselt731/
Heiltz731/
Kheald731/
Cheltt730/
Healet730/
Healts730/
Childt730/
Heglit730/
Heilht730/
Holt67168,012/
Heil6736,266/
Hell6714,520/
Hele6710,213/
Hild6710,049/
Chel678,429/
Hilt676,555/
Heal676,399/
Hald675,182/
Khel674,382/
Hehl673,859/
Heyl673,423/
Hold673,168/
Hejl672,577/
Hiel671,845/
Heel671,757/
Halt671,377/
Geld67842/
Eldh67548/
Höld67412/
Help67396/
Oldt67372/
Gelt67283/
Elte67254/
Eichelt67229/
Heldová67136/
Heltová67134/
Heiselt67109/
Előd67100/
Elts6793/
Edtl6779/
Hesl6773/
Heul6772/
Hyld6745/
Hesselt6743/
Helø6743/
Hylt6732/
Elds6713/
Hessilt6711/
Jeld6710/
Heltsch678/
Eald678/
Ellt677/
Heltova676/
Høholdt675/
Hjel675/
Oeld675/
Healett674/
Ield674/
Euld674/
Heldova673/
Jelt673/
Ahlt673/
Ohlt673/
Eilt673/
Eult672/
Helh672/
Elht672/
Ohld671/
Cheltte671/
Chealte671/
Ehlt671/
Eicheld671/
Eltt671/
Escheld671/
Hetl671/
Aldt671/
Høel671/
Healthe671/
Ejchelt671/
Aichelt671/
Cheilet671/
Hycelth671/
Oelt671/
Yhld671/
Yldt671/
Ejlt671/
Eslt671/
Eltd671/
Elth671/
Elld671/
Ildt671/
Heylett670/
Chealds670/
Aelt670/
Heilhet670/
Heallet670/
Cheilds670/

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