Helfers Surname

434,076th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 792 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Helfers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Helfers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4111:195,87722,591
United States3121:1,161,72783,203
Peru541:588,59515,207
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States371:1,357,26274,323

Helfers Last Name Facts

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

The surname Helfers occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Helfers click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Helfers? popularity and diffusion

It is the 434,076th most frequently used last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 9,201,447 people. The surname Helfers occurs predominantly in Europe, where 54 percent of Helfers live; 53 percent live in Western Europe and 53 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 411 people, or 1 in 195,877. In Germany Helfers is primarily found in: Lower Saxony, where 69 percent are found, Bremen, where 12 percent are found and Berlin, where 6 percent are found. Aside from Germany it occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 39 percent are found and Peru, where 7 percent are found.

Helfers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Helfers has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Helfers last name expanded 843 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Helfers Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Helfers last name are 14.77% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.54% registered with the party.

The amount Helfers earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Peru they earn 7.12% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,004 per year and in United States they earn 0.16% more than the national average, earning $43,219 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Helffers930/
Elfers922,782/
Elffers86169/
Hilfers86149/
Halfers8657/
Aelfers8625/
Gelfers863/
Elferst861/
Ellfers861/
Elfears861/
Holfers861/
Helfersová821/
Hellfors8052/
Alfers77690/
Olfers77510/
Elfors77430/
Elfars77154/
Ahlfors711,204/
Elffors71112/
Olffers7140/
Ellfors7120/
Alfiers716/
Elforss714/
Hälfors711/
Eilfars711/
Gilfers710/
Hällfors67323/
Hallfors6742/
Helfirch674/
Hillfors672/
Höllfors671/
Hällförs671/
Alfars62930/
Alfors62207/
Alfirs627/
Alvfors5722/
Ollfors5719/
Allfors5717/
Alpfors5710/
Alphers572/
Alhfors571/
Älvfors571/

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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
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  • 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 Helfers
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