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 last name Helford is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Helford? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,817,111th most common last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 70,752,873 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 83 percent of Helford live; 83 percent live in North America and 83 percent live in Anglo-North America. Helford is also the 2,084,397th most commonly used given name at a global level, held by 26 people.

This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 85 people, or 1 in 4,264,223. In The United States Helford is most frequent in: Texas, where 29 percent live, New York, where 16 percent live and California, where 15 percent live. Beside The United States this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 7 percent live and Nigeria, where 7 percent live.

Helford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Helford has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Helford last name rose 293 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 97 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Helford Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Helford surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Helford are 14.77% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.54% being registered with the 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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