Helford Surname

1,817,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 103 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Austria

Helford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Helford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States851:4,264,223227,504
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England351:696,43933,013
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

Helford (26) may also be a first name.

Helford Last Name Facts

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

The surname Helford occurs most in The United States. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Helford? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,817,111th most frequently occurring family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 70,752,873 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Helford live; 83 percent live in North America and 83 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,084,397th most commonly held given name in the world, held by 26 people.

This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 85 people, or 1 in 4,264,223. In The United States Helford is most prevalent in: Texas, where 29 percent are found, New York, where 16 percent are found and California, where 15 percent are found. Aside from The United States it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 7 percent are found and Nigeria, where 7 percent are found.

Helford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Helford has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 293 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 97 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Helford Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Helford last name are 14.77% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.54% being registered to vote for the political party.

Helford earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.6% more than the national average, earning $44,703 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hellford931/
Chelford931/
Elford924,729/
Helfor922/
Halford8611,441/
Holford864,300/
Hilford86154/
Ellford8634/
Ahlford8623/
Gelford8616/
Helferd8616/
Helfort860/
Elfor831/
Hallford802,356/
Heilfort80111/
Hillford809/
Hollford803/
Ahlfordt802/
Chilford802/
Haalford801/
Halvford801/
Halfford801/
Gellford800/
Ahalford800/
Eselford800/
Helforth800/
Alford7751,557/
Elfort77798/
Olford77309/
Elferd77142/
Ilford7736/
Helfar7715/
Elfard7710/
Gelfor772/
Elfour772/
Gilford712,578/
Helfert711,474/
Allford711,396/
Gelfort71144/
Halfort7162/
Holfort7141/
Ahlfort7127/
Eilfort7118/
Ollford7117/
Hilfort714/
Alfford714/
Alfoerd711/
Ailford711/
Ealefor711/
Helfeur711/
Holfard711/
Hilferd710/
Holferd710/
Halferd710/
Elfar6713,717/
Gillford6728/
Elfgaard675/
Ahlforth673/
Hellfeur671/
D'Alford671/
Hallferd671/
Halforth671/
Gilfourd671/
Gilfford671/
Hollfort671/
Juilford671/
Jailford671/
Gailford671/
Holforth670/
Gilfordt670/

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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 Helford
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