Helfaya Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Helfaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Helfaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria151:2,575,43744,639
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
France11:66,422,722504,397
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Helfaya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Helfaya is most common in Algeria. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Helfaya? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,532,898th most frequent surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Helfaya are found; 84 percent are found in North Africa and 79 percent are found in Mahgreb.

The surname Helfaya is most frequently used in Algeria, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 2,575,437. Outside of Algeria Helfaya exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 5 percent reside and Egypt, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khelfaya931/
Halfaya86850/
Helfaia868/
Elfayad862/
Elfayah861/
Helfa8360/
Helfy839/
Elfay833/
Khelfaia802/
Elfayadh801/
Alfaya771,768/
Elfayd77123/
Elfaye777/
Elfiya773/
Helfey772/
Elfayo771/
Elfaaj771/
Helvfa771/
Elfayz771/
Elfa731,034/
Elfy739/
Elfayed711,468/
Elfiyah71130/
Halfaia7164/
Elfayez7112/
Alfayah715/
Halfaye714/
Helfaut711/
Gelfiya711/
Helfaud711/
Chelfey711/
Alfayaa711/
Helfi67175/
Elfau6760/
Alfay6740/
Holfiyah6726/
Hilfa6711/
Hilfy678/
Elfea677/
Elfey671/
Helfe671/
Alfayhaa671/
Elfai671/
Eilfa671/
Elfiy671/
Olfay671/
Elffy671/

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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 Helfaya
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