Helf Surname
Approximately 2,261 people bear this surname
Helf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1,066 | 1:75,521 | 9,556 |
| United States | 745 | 1:486,522 | 41,106 |
| France | 295 | 1:225,162 | 34,941 |
| Syria | 41 | 1:470,757 | 5,123 |
| Austria | 28 | 1:304,123 | 34,120 |
| Canada | 21 | 1:1,754,552 | 114,935 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| Israel | 10 | 1:855,763 | 54,181 |
| Hungary | 10 | 1:981,628 | 46,877 |
| Australia | 7 | 1:3,856,529 | 135,538 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 87 | 1:577,226 | 39,167 |
Helf (21) may also be a first name.
Helf Demographics
Average Helf Salary in
United States
$46,703 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Helf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Helf Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Helf is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Helf? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 187,128th most frequently used surname on earth, held by around 1 in 3,223,152 people. The surname Helf is mostly found in Europe, where 62 percent of Helf reside; 62 percent reside in Western Europe and 49 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,368,944th most frequent first name at a global level, borne by 21 people.
Helf is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 1,066 people, or 1 in 75,521. In Germany it is primarily found in: Rhineland-Palatinate, where 41 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 24 percent reside and Bavaria, where 12 percent reside. Not including Germany it exists in 23 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent reside and France, where 13 percent reside.
Helf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Helf has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Helf surname rose 856 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Helf Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Helf surname are 16.53% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.3% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Helf earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 8.24% more than the national average, earning $46,703 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.09% less than the national average, earning $39,700 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chelf | 89 | 1,049 | / |
| Khelf | 89 | 678 | / |
| Helft | 89 | 266 | / |
| Helff | 89 | 245 | / |
| Heilf | 89 | 22 | / |
| Helfe | 89 | 1 | / |
| Heelf | 89 | 1 | / |
| Heulf | 89 | 1 | / |
| Helfs | 89 | 0 | / |
| Hielf | 89 | 0 | / |
| Elf | 86 | 4,872 | / |
| D'Helf | 80 | 15 | / |
| Helfft | 80 | 4 | / |
| Khellf | 80 | 4 | / |
| Chelfe | 80 | 3 | / |
| Khelfh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kheilf | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hellft | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hiself | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hilf | 75 | 2,748 | / |
| Ahlf | 75 | 1,811 | / |
| Oelf | 75 | 644 | / |
| Jelf | 75 | 549 | / |
| Half | 75 | 404 | / |
| Elfe | 75 | 281 | / |
| Helw | 75 | 224 | / |
| Helb | 75 | 192 | / |
| Eilf | 75 | 95 | / |
| Gelf | 75 | 93 | / |
| Ohlf | 75 | 43 | / |
| Holf | 75 | 39 | / |
| Elff | 75 | 32 | / |
| Ellf | 75 | 6 | / |
| Helv | 75 | 5 | / |
| Elhf | 75 | 5 | / |
| Aelf | 75 | 3 | / |
| Eulf | 75 | 3 | / |
| Elft | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ihlf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Elvf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ehlf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Eylf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hylf | 75 | 1 | / |
| D'Helft | 73 | 216 | / |
| Helfová | 73 | 1 | / |
| Halff | 67 | 286 | / |
| Holff | 67 | 55 | / |
| Ahlff | 67 | 41 | / |
| Gelff | 67 | 33 | / |
| Elffe | 67 | 30 | / |
| Gellf | 67 | 25 | / |
| Hilff | 67 | 20 | / |
| Chilf | 67 | 16 | / |
| Helbø | 67 | 13 | / |
| Hilfe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ellfe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jehlf | 67 | 3 | / |
| Healv | 67 | 2 | / |
| Heelw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Geelf | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ohlff | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chelb | 67 | 2 | / |
| Etylf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ellfz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chelv | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heelb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ecylf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ihlhf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Halwf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eellf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hillf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Healb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hallf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heilb | 67 | 1 | / |
| D'Helftt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eself | 67 | 0 | / |
| Helvd | 67 | 0 | / |
| Jelff | 67 | 0 | / |
| Etlef | 67 | 0 | / |
| Helph | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Helf
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