Helfst Surname

2,352,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Helfst Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Helfst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States451:8,054,643356,745
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Helfst Last Name Facts

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

Helfst is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Helfst? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,352,516th most frequently occurring last name globally, borne by around 1 in 110,417,362 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 76 percent of Helfst live; 68 percent live in North America and 68 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 45 people, or 1 in 8,054,643. In The United States Helfst is most prevalent in: New York, where 29 percent reside, Indiana, where 13 percent reside and Texas, where 13 percent reside. Barring The United States this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 24 percent reside and Brazil, where 8 percent reside.

Helfst Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Helfst has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 409 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Helfst Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Helfst last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the political party.

Helfst earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.36% more than the national average, earning $48,049 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Helfs910/
Helvst834/
Helbst831/
Jelfs731,072/
Gelfs7328/
Helbs731/
Jelffs676/
Khelfz671/
Elbs60307/
Elws6014/
Ilfs601/
Jlfs601/
Gelbs5517/
Elvås554/
Elwse551/
Elhfx551/
Ellfz551/
Yolfs551/
Ellvs551/
Gelfz551/
Hylbs550/
Eulvs550/
Hilbs550/
Juilfs50649/
Elvsås5028/
Jelphs5013/
Gelvås508/
Helwch501/
Chilvs501/
Hillbs500/

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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 Helfst
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