Helgesson Surname

146,784th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,019 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Helgesson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Helgesson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden2,8791:3,420326
United States381:9,538,393399,091
Germany311:2,596,950129,424
Norway241:214,26224,079
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
England31:18,572,686338,250
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
France21:33,211,361423,184
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Helgesson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Helgesson is borne by more people in Sweden than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Helgesson? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 146,784th most frequently held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,413,894 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Helgesson live; 97 percent live in Northern Europe and 96 percent live in Scandinavia.

This surname is most numerous in Sweden, where it is carried by 2,879 people, or 1 in 3,420. In Sweden it is most common in: Västra Götaland County, where 26 percent are found, Skåne County, where 17 percent are found and Stockholm County, where 12 percent are found. Besides Sweden this last name exists in 22 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Germany, where 1 percent are found.

Helgesson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Helgesson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Helgesson last name expanded 633 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Helgesson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Helgesson surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Helgesson earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 13.74% more than the national average, earning 393,645 kr per year and in United States they earn 10.91% less than the national average, earning $38,440 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hellgesson9515/
Helgeson945,315/
Helgosson8944/
Holgesson899/
Helgasson896/
Helgessen893/
Hellgeson891/
Halgesson891/
Heleson8811/
Elesson882/
Elgeson880/
Heylessone841/
Helgesen825,173/
Heileson82157/
Helleson82143/
Ellesson8273/
Eliesson8225/
Helgoson8220/
Algesson828/
Helisson825/
Helgison823/
Gelesson823/
Halgeson822/
Helgesan821/
Heljeson821/
Hetleson821/
Heleison821/
Helessan821/
Helgezon821/
Eleasson821/
Hilgeson820/
Elcesson820/
Holgeson820/
Elsesson820/
Eleson80777/
Heliosson7814/
Helgesund783/
Gelgessen782/
Elliesson781/
Hilgeison780/
Elisson75709/
Geleson75253/
Elleson75204/
Elieson75179/
Elísson7592/
Eleison7591/
Eleeson7554/
Eleason7534/
Helison7529/
Elgison7515/
Elexson7511/
Helezon754/
Eileson753/
Olgeson752/
Eleyson751/
Ealeson751/
Eletson751/
Elgesen751/
Elsison751/
Elysson751/
Elesion751/
Ilesson751/
Heylesonne747/
Elehessoun741/
Hellyssonn741/
Elletson71644/
Ellexson71105/
Helissen7172/
Ettleson7155/
Ellisson7154/
Elhessen7122/
Hilgesen7116/
Hellison7114/
Ellieson715/
Ellysson715/
Elissond713/
Halgason713/
Helgasen712/
Heletsan712/
Eleydson712/
Helixson711/
Elhessan711/
Elleison711/
Elsessen711/
Geleason711/
Gelleson711/
Holgason711/
Ellesion711/
Elissohn711/
Helechon711/
Elleason711/
Elyessen711/
Jilesson711/
Halgesen710/
Elehison710/
Helgisen710/
Healison710/
Heijlesonne701/
Elgeshausen701/
Elison673,012/
Helliesen67345/
Helleisen67166/
Elesan6773/
Elyson6728/
Helljesen6726/
Hellesand678/
Elexon676/
Elíson675/
Helgaasen674/
Alghosson674/
Elezon672/
Eileitson671/
Heilitson671/
Elissoung671/
Eillysson671/
Algassoun671/
Elghossan671/
Gellisson670/
Yselleson670/
Hellixson670/

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