Helgh Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Helgh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Helgh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Helgh Last Name Facts

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

The surname Helgh occurs more in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of Helgh click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Helgh? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,593,402nd most frequently used surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. Helgh is mostly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Helgh live; 67 percent live in Northern Europe and 67 percent live in Scandinavia.

It is most commonly held in Sweden, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 2,461,689. In Sweden it is most numerous in: Gävleborg County, where 75 percent are found and Blekinge County, where 25 percent are found. Without taking into account Sweden it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent are found and Yemen, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hoelgh910/
Helg89961/
Elgh89656/
Heilegh831/
Helgø8079/
Haelg8069/
Helgå8055/
Chelg8040/
Halgh807/
Heilg805/
Hälgh803/
Helhg802/
Jelgh801/
Ejlgh801/
Heelg800/
Elg752,424/
Chelkh73137/
Helgås73108/
Helgue7317/
Heileg7312/
Egligh732/
Khelhk731/
Eelegh731/
Cheulg731/
Hälg67489/
Algh67402/
Helk67270/
Elkh67176/
Elhq67122/
Helc6753/
Elgt6735/
Hilg6725/
Halg6714/
Elgg6710/
Holg677/
Elhg677/
Cheileg674/
Ealg672/
Etlg672/
Helx671/
Elgc671/
Elgp671/
Helgová671/
Heslhke671/
Elqg671/
Eschelg671/
Ellg671/
Chelgue671/
Jlgh671/
Eilg671/
Jelg671/
Ihlg671/
Ehlg671/
Elgø671/
El'g671/
Echelkh671/
Ahlg671/
Elhx671/
Gelg670/

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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 Helgh
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