Helffenstein Surname

2,034,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Helffenstein Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Helffenstein Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany511:1,578,53893,812
United States331:10,983,604436,696
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Helffenstein Last Name Facts

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

Helffenstein occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Helffenstein? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,034,059th most frequently held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 85,735,834 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 61 percent of Helffenstein reside; 61 percent reside in Western Europe and 61 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 51 people, or 1 in 1,578,538. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Rhineland-Palatinate, where 47 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 29 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 18 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 39 percent reside and Switzerland, where 1 percent reside.

Helffenstein Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Helffenstein has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 236 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Helffenstein Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Helffenstein last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the party.

Helffenstein earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 52.46% more than the national average, earning $65,783 USD per year.

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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 Helffenstein
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