Helene Surname
Approximately 13,348 people bear this surname
Helene Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chad | 4,429 | 1:3,069 | 523 |
| DR Congo | 3,735 | 1:19,780 | 2,497 |
| Ethiopia | 3,059 | 1:31,888 | 3,759 |
| France | 620 | 1:107,133 | 15,882 |
| United States | 232 | 1:1,562,323 | 105,498 |
| Ivory Coast | 231 | 1:99,875 | 5,190 |
| Mauritius | 160 | 1:8,084 | 1,705 |
| Cameroon | 107 | 1:194,103 | 20,154 |
| Brazil | 98 | 1:2,184,432 | 68,273 |
| Dominican Republic | 85 | 1:122,740 | 5,063 |
| Canada | 82 | 1:449,336 | 38,948 |
| Indonesia | 66 | 1:2,003,776 | 125,554 |
| Germany | 60 | 1:1,341,758 | 84,137 |
| England | 51 | 1:1,092,511 | 52,584 |
| Thailand | 39 | 1:1,811,240 | 225,763 |
| Australia | 35 | 1:771,306 | 49,759 |
| Rwanda | 25 | 1:454,599 | 1,711 |
| Denmark | 24 | 1:235,196 | 18,480 |
| Israel | 24 | 1:356,568 | 29,419 |
| Belgium | 24 | 1:479,027 | 47,365 |
| French Polynesia | 18 | 1:15,600 | 3,086 |
| New Zealand | 16 | 1:283,020 | 24,643 |
| Norway | 14 | 1:367,306 | 34,015 |
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
| Russia | 10 | 1:14,412,306 | 394,810 |
| Austria | 9 | 1:946,159 | 70,786 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Seychelles | 4 | 1:23,098 | 1,012 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Lebanon | 4 | 1:1,409,271 | 19,641 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 1 | 1:6,399 | 357 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jersey | 5 | 1:10,376 | 1,795 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
The alternate forms: Hélene (3), Helène (2), Heléne (1), Hélène (296), Héléne (12) & Hèlène (1) are calculated separately.
Helene (917,001) may also be a first name.
Helene Demographics
Average Helene Salary in
United States
$37,989 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Helene Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Helene Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Helene (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻫﻴﻠﻴﻦ, Marathi: हेलेने, Oriya: େହେଲେନ) is more commonly found in Chad than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Hélene, Helène, Heléne, Hélène, Héléne or Hèlène. For other possible spellings of Helene click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Helene? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 39,336th most frequent surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 545,965 people. The last name Helene is mostly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Helene live; 35 percent live in West Africa and 33 percent live in Chadic Africa. Helene is also the 1,005th most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 917,001 people.
The last name Helene is most widely held in Chad, where it is held by 4,429 people, or 1 in 3,069. Excluding Chad this surname is found in 63 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 28 percent reside and Ethiopia, where 23 percent reside.
Helene Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Helene has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Helene last name rose 7,733 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Helene Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Helene last name are 20.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 73.33% registered with the political party.
The amount Helene earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 11.96% less than the national average, earning $37,989 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.74% less than the national average, earning $36,400 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Helene Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Helene in the Oriya language | ||
| େହେଲେନ | ehelena | - |
| Helene in the Marathi language | ||
| हेलेने | helene | - |
| Helene in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻫﻴﻠﻴﻦ | hylyn | 50 |
| ﺍﻟﻦ | aln | 50 |
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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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- 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 Helene
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