Helgesen Surname

92,378th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,173 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Helgesen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Helgesen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway3,6461:1,410114
United States1,0301:351,90231,540
Denmark2311:24,4362,497
Canada791:466,40040,200
England771:723,61140,488
Sweden641:153,85610,752
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Montenegro31:213,1886,121
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
China21:683,660,78330,601
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States671:749,53347,599

Helgesen Last Name Facts

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

Helgesen has its highest incidence in Norway. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Helgesen? popularity and diffusion

Helgesen is the 92,378th most frequently held surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,408,766 people. Helgesen is mostly found in Europe, where 78 percent of Helgesen live; 78 percent live in Northern Europe and 76 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname is most numerous in Norway, where it is borne by 3,646 people, or 1 in 1,410. In Norway Helgesen is most prevalent in: Eastern Norway, where 47 percent are found, Western Norway, where 33 percent are found and Northern Norway, where 12 percent are found. Besides Norway this last name is found in 25 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent are found and Denmark, where 4 percent are found.

Helgesen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Helgesen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Helgesen last name rose 1,537 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Helgesen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Helgesen surname are 20.06% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.83% registered with the political party.

The amount Helgesen earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 3.97% less than the national average, earning 332,324 kr per year; in United States they earn 8.41% more than the national average, earning $46,776 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.16% less than the national average, earning $43,642 CAD per year.

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Helgesen
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