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 is found in Bosnia and Herzegovina more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Heleg? popularity and diffusion

The surname Heleg is the 1,315,412th most commonly held family name globally, held by around 1 in 42,617,228 people. The surname occurs predominantly 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 widely held first name world-wide. It is borne by 11 people.

The surname Heleg is most frequently occurring in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is held by 130 people, or 1 in 27,203. In Bosnia and Herzegovina it is most numerous in: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Bosnia and Herzegovina this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 14 percent reside and Cameroon, where 6 percent reside.

Heleg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Heleg has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Heleg last name declined 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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