Where Does The Last Name Helen Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Helen (Arabic: هيلني, Bengali: হেলেন, Hindi: हेलेन, Marathi: हेलेन, Oriya: େହେଲନ, Tibetan: ཧེ་ལེན་) has its highest incidence in Ethiopia. It can occur as: Helén, Helèn or Hélen. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Helen? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Helen is the 11,835^th most common surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 153,474 people. The last name Helen occurs predominantly in Africa, where 77 percent of Helen reside; 69 percent reside in East Africa and 69 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 285^th most widely held first name at a global level. It is borne by 2,125,000 people.

The last name Helen is most frequently occurring in Ethiopia, where it is held by 32,840 people, or 1 in 2,970. Outside of Ethiopia this surname exists in 111 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 6 percent are found and Bangladesh, where 4 percent are found.

Helen Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Helen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Helen surname rose 689 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 1,017 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 165 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 367 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Helen Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Helen last name is chiefly Anglican (49%) in Ireland, Orthodox (81%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (91%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Helen surname are 0.31% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.54% registered with the party.

The amount Helen earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 1.62% less than the national average, earning R 233,784 per year; in United States they earn 16.72% less than the national average, earning $35,934 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.5% less than the national average, earning $45,458 CAD per year.