Helferty Surname

755,622nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 379 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Helferty Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Helferty Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada1811:203,56719,858
United States1071:3,387,467192,132
Northern Ireland561:32,9473,302
Ireland171:276,9969,887
Scotland81:669,22723,443
England71:7,959,723202,100
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland441:100,6796,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland91:415,91311,811
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States451:1,115,97164,142

Helferty Last Name Facts

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

The surname Helferty is found most frequently in Canada. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Helferty? popularity and diffusion

The last name Helferty is the 755,622nd most numerous last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 19,228,353 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 63 percent of Helferty are found; 63 percent are found in North America and 61 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most widely held in Canada, where it is borne by 181 people, or 1 in 203,567. In Canada Helferty is most common in: Ontario, where 92 percent reside, British Columbia, where 4 percent reside and Quebec, where 4 percent reside. Outside of Canada Helferty occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 28 percent reside and Northern Ireland, where 15 percent reside.

Helferty Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Helferty has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Helferty surname rose 238 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 61 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 11 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Helferty Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Helferty surname are 8.31% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 61.54% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Helferty earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 10.77% less than the national average, earning $38,500 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.8% less than the national average, earning $49,284 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heilferty9432/
Halferty88898/
Hilferty88650/
Holferty8842/
Helfrety880/
Hallferty821/
Hillferty821/
Healfarty820/
Elferte8016/
Halforty75120/
Holforty7598/
Hilfirty7516/
Elfertit754/
Alfferty751/
Hilfrety751/
Halfirty750/
Hilfarty750/
Alforty671/
Alfeurte631/
Alforte533,005/
Alforti5332/
Alfarti533/
Alfarte532/

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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 Helferty
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