Helfmeyer Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Canada

Helfmeyer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Helfmeyer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614

Helfmeyer Last Name Facts

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

Helfmeyer is most common in Germany. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Helfmeyer? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,307,654th most commonly held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 52 percent of Helfmeyer reside; 52 percent reside in North America and 52 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 8,050,546. In Germany Helfmeyer is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 80 percent live and Bavaria, where 20 percent live. Besides Germany it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 29 percent live and The United States, where 24 percent live.

Helfmeyer Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Helfmeyer earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 79.82% less than the national average, earning $8,708 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.79% less than the national average, earning $41,840 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Helfmeier89101/
Halfmeyer898/
Holfmeyer898/
Alfmeyer820/
Halfmeier7855/
Halfmayer781/
Alfmeier718/

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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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  • 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 Helfmeyer
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