Helfer Surname

63,330th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,910 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Helfer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Helfer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,2001:36,5934,847
United States2,0651:175,52517,631
Switzerland8951:9,1761,499
France8901:74,63210,459
Brazil8391:255,1549,835
Peru1711:185,8728,911
Austria1181:72,16511,006
Italy1121:546,04253,051
Argentina761:562,41340,543
Czechia741:143,69622,443
Canada591:624,50251,218
Poland511:745,27061,215
Ukraine461:989,62492,482
England451:1,238,17956,985
Denmark331:171,05214,584
South Africa331:1,641,74981,435
Hungary291:338,49224,545
Thailand201:3,531,917315,217
Zimbabwe201:771,91253,776
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
Netherlands191:888,79962,169
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Israel131:658,28045,106
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Colombia41:11,943,51826,735
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2611:192,40916,879

Helfer (130) may also be a first name.

Helfer Last Name Facts

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

Helfer is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Helfer? popularity and diffusion

The last name Helfer is the 63,330th most frequent family name globally, held by around 1 in 921,308 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 58 percent of Helfer reside; 52 percent reside in Western Europe and 35 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Helfer is also the 814,623rd most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, held by 130 people.

The surname Helfer is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 2,200 people, or 1 in 36,593. In Germany Helfer is most frequent in: Bavaria, where 37 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 12 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 11 percent live. Excluding Germany it occurs in 47 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 26 percent live and Switzerland, where 11 percent live.

Helfer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Helfer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Helfer surname increased 791 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 450 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Helfer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Helfer last name are 37.64% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 90.87% being registered with the party.

The amount Helfer earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 131.43% more than the national average, earning S/. 44,863 per year; in South Africa they earn 201.91% more than the national average, earning R 717,456 per year; in United States they earn 17.78% more than the national average, earning $50,823 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.56% more than the national average, earning $54,932 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Helfert921,474/
Helffer9274/
Helferd9216/
Helpfer9214/
Hoelfer923/
Helfere922/
Hellfer921/
Helfeer921/
Helfeur921/
Elfer91259/
Helfe911/
Helffier861/
Hellfeur861/
Elfert832,058/
Hilfer83589/
Gelfer83405/
Elferd83142/
Halfer83122/
Helfet8362/
Helfre8349/
Holfer8311/
Hylfer839/
Chelfe833/
Helfey832/
Helfee832/
Elferr832/
Elfere832/
Elfear831/
Helfie831/
Hölfer831/
Jelfer830/
Helfed830/
Elfe80281/
Helferová8056/
Helferova803/
Holpfer77142/
Hilfert77128/
Halpfer7712/
Helfeej774/
Helpher772/
Hillfer772/
Chelfey771/
Hollfer771/
Elffert771/
Hilffer771/
Jelffer771/
Gelffer771/
Elferrh771/
Helfech770/
Hilferd770/
Hailfer770/
Hilfere770/
Helfess770/
Alfer73883/
Elfes73312/
Helfi73175/
Helfa7360/
Elfie7340/
Elffe7330/
Helfy739/
Elfea737/
Hilfe736/
Olfer735/
Elfee734/
Ellfe733/
Gelfe732/
Elfey731/
Jelfe730/
Hilffert7110/
Helfeich711/
Jehlffer711/
Khealfeh711/
Hilferth710/
Khelfi674,525/
Chelfi671,548/
Alfier67434/
Alfeir67199/
Olfier6783/
Gilfer6752/
Helphe678/
Elfird676/
Helfit674/
Helfis674/
Alpfer674/
Gelfei673/
Chelfa672/
Elfreh672/
Helvfa671/
Elfees671/
Elfesh671/
Elfest671/
Ellfes671/
Elfije671/
Elfair671/
Elfajr671/
Ealfee671/
Hilfey671/
Eilfey671/
Elhwfe671/
Alfear670/
Elfeis670/

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Helfer Reference & Research

Helfer DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Helfer FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Helfer
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