Heleg Surname

1,315,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 171 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Heleg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Heleg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina1301:27,2034,376
Argentina241:1,780,97692,783
Cameroon111:1,888,09798,267
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Heleg (11) may also be a first name.

Heleg Last Name Facts

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

Heleg occurs more in Bosnia and Herzegovina more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Heleg.

How Common Is The Last Name Heleg? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,315,412th most widely held family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 42,617,228 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 76 percent of Heleg reside; 76 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 76 percent reside in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 3,487,849th most common given name in the world. It is borne by 11 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is carried by 130 people, or 1 in 27,203. In Bosnia and Herzegovina Heleg is most frequent in: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Bosnia and Herzegovina this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 14 percent reside and Cameroon, where 6 percent reside.

Heleg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Heleg has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 90 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heileg9112/
Cheleg915/
Helegh914/
Heleig911/
Helleg910/
Eleg8927/
Cheileg834/
Heilegh831/
Heilieg831/
Helegue831/
Hellieg830/
Helig80466/
Geleg80321/
Helek80148/
Helex80139/
Helec8020/
Eeleg8010/
Elegh809/
Hileg808/
Haleg802/
Elleg801/
Ohleg800/
Heilig738,476/
Hellec73962/
Hejlek73285/
Elegue73218/
Chileg73161/
Hellig73145/
Heilek73141/
Chelek73112/
Heylek7364/
Haelig7361/
Khelek7342/
Halleg7341/
Halegh7325/
Chelig7324/
Chelec7318/
Helekh737/
Hoelig734/
Haelek734/
Hielig733/
Heleck733/
Heligh733/
Gelleg733/
Holleg732/
Hellek732/
Heluig732/
Geyleg732/
Hellex732/
Heliec732/
Jeleeg731/
Heleke731/
Helgig731/
Eelegh731/
Hilegh731/
Eulegh731/
Haleig731/
Hetlig730/
Hehlig730/
Hilleg730/
Jelleg730/
Chellegue71103/
Chesleigh7186/
Elek6711,258/
Elec671,059/
Oleg67985/
Elig67454/
Chellig67286/
Aleg67153/
Elex6788/
Cheslek6783/
Chelike6760/
Helleck6748/
Hoellig6738/
Helicke6733/
Hallieg6729/
Heiligh6727/
Heillig6724/
Ellegue6724/
Heleske6722/
Hesleck6711/
Ileg6710/
Eslegue677/
Haleigh675/
Cheilek674/
Hilegue673/
Cheleke672/
Kheligh672/
Hellekh672/
Heleksh671/
Hollegg671/
Hjeleik671/
Elegova671/
Ellesgs671/
Heuleck671/
Hoehlig671/
Helliek671/
Yleg671/
Halleig671/
Eleggue671/
Cheleck671/
Chelekh671/
Cheylek671/
Chuyleg671/
Holeigh670/
Hellike670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Heleg
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