Helfing Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Helfing Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Helfing Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:10,355,970420,657
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Helfing Last Name Facts

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

The surname Helfing is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Helfing.

How Common Is The Last Name Helfing? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,274,477th most frequently used surname globally, held by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Helfing reside; 97 percent reside in North America and 97 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 35 people, or 1 in 10,355,970. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 66 percent reside, Washington, where 26 percent reside and Missouri, where 3 percent reside. Excluding The United States it exists in one country. It is also common in Germany, where 3 percent reside.

Helfing Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Helfing surname are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 80% being registered to vote for the political party.

Helfing earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.39% more than the national average, earning $46,338 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Helfin9295/
Elfing9211/
Hilfing8615/
Gelfing864/
Holfing860/
Elfin83164/
Helphing800/
Elfina771,349/
Helfen77682/
Alfing77254/
Gelfin7716/
Hilfin776/
Ealfin775/
Elfien773/
Elffin771/
Elfink771/
Elfuin771/
Elfgin770/
Helfend7139/
Aalfing711/
Halfeng711/
Gelffin710/
Gilfing710/
Elfen67102/
Ilfin6711/
Elfyn678/
Elfinova676/
Ylfin671/
Elfim671/
Helfendt670/

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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 Helfing
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