Helff Surname

1,028,911th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 245 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Helff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Helff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1751:460,03140,524
United States361:10,068,304413,125
Brazil301:7,135,811166,009
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Helff Last Name Facts

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

Helff occurs most in Germany. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Helff? popularity and diffusion

The surname Helff is the 1,028,911th most prevalent surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 29,745,085 people. Helff is primarily found in Europe, where 72 percent of Helff live; 72 percent live in Western Europe and 72 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 175 people, or 1 in 460,031. In Germany Helff is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 27 percent reside, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 27 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 15 percent reside. Barring Germany Helff is found in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 15 percent reside and Brazil, where 12 percent reside.

Helff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Helff has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Helff last name rose 157 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Helff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Helff surname are 32.18% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 78.95% registered to vote for the party.

Helff earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 28.53% more than the national average, earning $55,458 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Helfft914/
Helf892,261/
Elff8932/
Chelf801,049/
Khelf80678/
Halff80286/
Helft80266/
Holff8055/
Ahlff8041/
Gelff8033/
Elffe8030/
Heilf8022/
Hilff8020/
Ohlff802/
Helfe801/
Heulf801/
Heelf801/
Helfs800/
Jelff800/
Hielf800/
Elf754,872/
D'Helf7315/
Khellf734/
Chelfe733/
Jelhff732/
Khelfh731/
Hiself731/
Kheilf731/
Hellft731/
Egliff730/
Hilf672,748/
Ahlf671,811/
Alff671,621/
Oelf67644/
Jelf67549/
Half67404/
Elfe67281/
Helw67224/
D'Helft67216/
Olff67212/
Helb67192/
Eilf6795/
Gelf6793/
Ohlf6743/
Holf6739/
Ellf676/
Helv675/
Elhf675/
Aelf673/
Eulf673/
Elft672/
Ihlf671/
Helfová671/
Eylf671/
Elvf671/
Ehlf671/
Hylf671/
Jlff671/

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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 Helff
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