Helfter Surname

963,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 270 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Helfter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Helfter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1531:434,13562,815
United States1131:3,207,601184,423
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Helfter Last Name Facts

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

The surname Helfter occurs in France more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Helfter? popularity and diffusion

Helfter is the 963,821st most prevalent family name in the world, held by around 1 in 26,990,911 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 57 percent of Helfter live; 57 percent live in Western Europe and 57 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The surname Helfter is most widespread in France, where it is borne by 153 people, or 1 in 434,135. In France Helfter is most prevalent in: Grand Est, where 76 percent reside, Normandy, where 16 percent reside and Île-de-France, where 6 percent reside. Excluding France Helfter exists in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 42 percent reside and Brazil, where 0 percent reside.

Helfter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Helfter has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 1,883 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Helfter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Helfter surname are 29.55% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 76.32% registered with the party.

Helfter earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 17.44% more than the national average, earning $50,673 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elfter9239/
Halfter86699/
Holfter86104/
Halffter8033/
Alfter77534/
Helvte771/
Elftes771/
Elftieh7116/
Hilfti624/
Elhfta621/
Hellwtiz532/

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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 Helfter
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