Helfand Surname

281,089th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,373 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Helfand Surname Definition:

Old Hebrew title for Honour. Also written Halphan.

Helfand Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1161:324,78429,552
Israel991:86,44110,271
Ukraine921:494,81256,975
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Helfand Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Old Hebrew title for Honour. Also written Halphan.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(German) One who came from Helfand, in Saarburg; dweller at the sign of the elephant.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Helfand Last Name Facts

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

The surname Helfand occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Helfand? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 281,089th most common family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,307,754 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 73 percent of Helfand are found; 73 percent are found in North America and 73 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 1,116 people, or 1 in 324,784. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 17 percent are found, New York, where 16 percent are found and Illinois, where 15 percent are found. Other than The United States this last name exists in 12 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 7 percent are found and Ukraine, where 7 percent are found.

Helfand Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Helfand last name are 18.31% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 71.54% being registered with the party.

The amount Helfand earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 33.36% more than the national average, earning $57,545 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.07% more than the national average, earning $55,185 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elfand9298/
Helfan9225/
Gelfand863,932/
Helfant86265/
Helfond8672/
Holfand865/
Khelfan864/
Chelfan864/
Helfann861/
Helfane861/
Elfan8363/
Khelfane80709/
Helphand8063/
Chelfant804/
Ichelfan801/
Chelfane801/
Elfane77318/
Elfond77199/
Elfant77171/
Helfon7770/
Gelfan7737/
Elfang7725/
Hilfan7723/
Ilfand776/
Alfand773/
Elfain771/
Helfanova753/
Gelfond71689/
Elfanne71138/
Elfante71134/
Halfond7166/
Gelfant7165/
Gilfand7156/
Halfant7142/
Helfont7126/
Elphand717/
Elfatin712/
Khilfan711/
Elfhamn711/
Hölfond711/
Holfond710/
Khelfoun67116/
Ilfan6789/
D'Elfant6776/
Gelfound6747/
Elfon6722/
Gillfand675/
Chilfane672/
Hoelfont671/
Hellfont671/
Hallfond671/
Elfanova671/
Chelfont671/
Elfam671/
Jlfan671/

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