Helema Surname
Approximately 223 people bear this surname
Helema Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 183 | 1:93,547 | 11,397 |
| Nigeria | 17 | 1:10,420,162 | 203,261 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Helema (302) may also be a first name.
Helema Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Helema Come From? nationality or country of origin
Helema (Bengali: হেলেমা, Hindi: हलीमा, Oriya: େହେଲମା) is found in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Helema? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,098,270th most prevalent surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 32,679,578 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Helema live; 86 percent live in Southern Africa and 86 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Helema is also the 506,891st most numerous first name on earth, held by 302 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Malawi, where it is held by 183 people, or 1 in 93,547. Beside Malawi Helema occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 8 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Helema Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Helema in the Bengali language | ||
| হেলেমা | helema | - |
| Helema in the Hindi language | ||
| हलीमा | halima | - |
| Helema in the Oriya language | ||
| େହେଲମା | ehelama | - |
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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
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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 Helema
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