Helens Surname

2,293,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Helens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Helens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England411:1,358,97760,528
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States701:717,41046,098

Helens (146) may also be a first name.

Helens Last Name Facts

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

The last name Helens occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Helens? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,293,424th most commonly used last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 105,616,607 people. Helens occurs predominantly in Europe, where 65 percent of Helens reside; 61 percent reside in Northern Europe and 59 percent reside in British Isles. Helens is also the 763,528th most frequent first name on earth It is held by 146 people.

The last name is most prevalent in England, where it is borne by 41 people, or 1 in 1,358,977. In England Helens is most common in: Tyne and Wear, where 71 percent reside, Cumbria, where 10 percent reside and West Yorkshire, where 7 percent reside. Not including England it exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent reside.

Helens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Helens has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Helens last name rose 293 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 79 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Helens Last Name Statistics demography

Helens earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 45.79% more than the national average, earning $62,906 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hellens92552/
Heylens92440/
Heulens92149/
Haelens9220/
Chelens922/
Healens921/
Elens91322/
Helns919/
Chielens86343/
Hellenæs8615/
Chelense8614/
Ellens831,510/
Gelens83700/
Helems83213/
Eliens83174/
Eelens8331/
Eilens8331/
Jelens8327/
Elense8327/
Eylens8325/
Aelens8322/
Holens8321/
Halens8319/
Elhens839/
Helnæs838/
Helins833/
Ahlens832/
Helenz831/
Ohlens831/
Elenss831/
Ehlens830/
Hellns830/
Hilens830/
Hylens830/
Eslens830/
Helnns830/
Elns801/
Hellems77435/
Gellens77254/
Hollens77178/
Hallens7771/
Heilenz7739/
Hillens7730/
Egliens7716/
Elehens776/
Hellins775/
Geelens772/
Geylens772/
Chelins771/
Holenss771/
Elhensh771/
Healins771/
Oellens771/
Gehlens771/
Eileens771/
Helgins770/
Elenz73345/
Elems73241/
Alens73167/
Elins73112/
Elnæs7395/
Olens7332/
Ilens737/
Helnz731/
Yhlns731/
Elyns731/
Elnse730/
Holns730/
Chelenje719/
Elensova711/
Hesllems711/
Hjellnæs711/
Hellence711/
Hilliens710/
Allens67593/
Ellins67402/
Ellenz67225/
Ellems6780/
Jelenz6749/
Holenz6734/
Eliëns6733/
Holins6724/
Hylins6722/
Gilens6720/
Eglins6717/
Eilenz6716/
Jelins6715/
Hilins6713/
Halenz6712/
Elence6711/
Halins678/
Gelins677/
Elinsh674/
Elinse674/
Hollns673/
Ailens672/
Oilens671/
Chelnz671/
Holnss671/
Holhns671/
Eulins671/
Hillensjø671/
Islens671/
Oehlensch671/
Halnæs671/
Gelenz671/
Elions671/
Eilins671/
Elenze671/
Elenje671/
Holnns670/
Elgins670/
Jleens670/
Ohlins670/
Helims670/
Hesellins670/
Elhins670/
Alenns670/
Aylens670/

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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 Helens
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