Helgan Surname

2,273,756th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Iraq

Helgan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Helgan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq681:515,0248,412
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Helgan (23) may also be a first name.

Helgan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Helgan is most common in Iraq. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Helgan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Helgan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,273,756th most widespread family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 104,107,799 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Helgan live; 97 percent live in West Asia and 97 percent live in Levant. It is also the 2,239,265th most common first name at a global level, held by 23 people.

It is most prevalent in Iraq, where it is held by 68 people, or 1 in 515,024. Outside of Iraq this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Helgand9226/
Helgane921/
Helgang920/
Heilgan920/
Heulgan920/
Elgan91331/
Helgasen862/
Heilegan860/
Elganh83153/
Holgan8385/
Halgan8341/
Elhgan8310/
Helgon839/
Hilgan832/
Elgain832/
Helgam832/
Eelgan830/
Ellgan830/
Helgaasen804/
Chelghand801/
Heeleghan800/
Elingan7754/
Elgannh774/
Elghane772/
Hollgan772/
Hallgan771/
Elengan771/
Chelganova758/
Heallengan750/
Algan7311,368/
Olgan73588/
Ilgan73244/
Elgam73156/
Elgon7324/
Elgán735/
Ylgan731/
Chelgham71457/
Elganova7164/
Chelgong714/
Helgacem713/
Chelgoun711/
Hilingan711/
Ellingan711/
Algain671,468/
Gilgan67411/
Gelgon67156/
Yilgan6768/
Elgham678/
Yolgan676/
Elhgam674/
Holgon673/
Ilggan672/
Olgain672/
Allgan672/
Ellgam671/
Ilhgan671/
Ealgam671/
Elgoun671/
Illgan671/
Ellinghan671/
Chelghein671/
Chelghoun671/
Alhgan671/
Elgaim671/
Alganh671/
Elgamd671/
Elgoon671/
Ilgang670/
Hilgon670/
Hilgam670/

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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 Helgan
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