Helgstedt Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Helgstedt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Helgstedt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden411:240,16516,652
Australia21:13,497,850222,987

Helgstedt Last Name Facts

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

The last name Helgstedt is more commonly found in Sweden than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Helgstedt? popularity and diffusion

The surname Helgstedt is the 2,979,664th most frequently held family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 95 percent of Helgstedt are found; 95 percent are found in Northern Europe and 95 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name Helgstedt is most widely held in Sweden, where it is borne by 41 people, or 1 in 240,165. In Sweden it is most frequent in: Stockholm County, where 44 percent are found, Västra Götaland County, where 22 percent are found and Örebro County, where 20 percent are found. Excluding Sweden this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Australia, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elgstedt9413/
Heiligstedt9011/
Heiligsteadt860/
Algstedt825/
Huelkstaedt801/
Jelkstedt782/
Elchstedt781/
Elgsæter7110/
Alkstedt716/
Elgsæther6725/
Elkste671/
Heil Wicksteed611/
Holkstad591/
Holkestad56189/

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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 Helgstedt
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