Helix Surname

912,827th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 291 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Helix Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Helix Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1511:439,88663,493
United States411:8,840,462379,649
Brazil221:9,730,651206,332
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
India61:127,844,230863,365
China51:273,464,31313,838
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
England21:27,859,030389,889
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

The alternate forms: Hélix (10) are calculated separately.

Helix (871) may also be a first name.

Helix Last Name Facts

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

The surname Helix is more frequently found in France than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant: Hélix. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Helix? popularity and diffusion

Helix is the 912,827th most frequently occurring last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 25,043,113 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 58 percent of Helix are found; 53 percent are found in Western Europe and 52 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Helix is also the 275,682nd most commonly occurring forename on earth, borne by 871 people.

The last name is most frequently used in France, where it is carried by 151 people, or 1 in 439,886. In France Helix is most common in: Centre-Val de Loire, where 37 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 21 percent are found and Normandy, where 17 percent are found. Barring France Helix exists in 37 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent are found and Brazil, where 8 percent are found.

Helix Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Helix has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Helix surname expanded 373 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Helix Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Helix earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.15% less than the national average, earning $35,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hélix9310/
Hellix915/
Elix89588/
Helis808,268/
Helik80517/
Helig80466/
Helex80139/
Ellix80109/
Heliz8078/
Gelix8047/
Helic8034/
Heliś8019/
Halix8013/
Eelix805/
Heliš805/
Hilix802/
Ielix801/
Helux801/
Helyx801/
Helij801/
Eloix801/
Jelix801/
Aelix801/
Elixe801/
Ijehelix771/
Heilig738,476/
Helies73755/
Chelik73494/
Hellis73359/
Chelis73339/
Heelis73314/
Helisz73280/
Hejlik73268/
Hellig73145/
Healis73134/
Hillix73113/
Cheliz7390/
Khelik7383/
Heliez7360/
Helich7337/
Cheliq7337/
Heylik7335/
Helish7332/
Chelig7324/
Jhelis7318/
Hallix7316/
Helick7314/
Helaik7313/
Helgis7310/
Heilik739/
Helais739/
Helicz739/
Heliks737/
Helioš737/
Khelis736/
Heliss735/
Helice733/
Hielig733/
Chelic733/
Heligh733/
Heleux733/
Helise732/
Hellik732/
Helois732/
Heluig732/
Heylis732/
Jellix732/
Hellex732/
Heliec732/
Heilis731/
Heleig731/
Helgig731/
Helist731/
Heiliq731/
Hollix731/
Elixce731/
Heleis731/
Hetlis731/
Helikh731/
Helliz731/
Halaix731/
Elliex731/
Hejlis731/
Hetlig730/
Hellic730/
Hehlig730/
Heiliz730/
Helioz730/
Alix6714,104/
Elik677,861/
Elis675,758/
Eliş673,900/
Elic671,139/
Chellis67752/
Chellik67578/
Elig67454/
Helleux67417/
Eliz67391/
Heliosz67377/
Chellig67286/
Chelliq67274/
Hellich67243/
Helleis67240/
Cheslik67229/
Heloise67213/
Heilich67166/
Kheylik67156/
Helisch67123/
Chelios67117/
Cheleux67112/
Healiss67110/
Olix67110/
Elex6788/
Chelich6764/
Chelike6760/
Chelist6757/
Helaise6754/
Hellies6749/
Hellick6740/
Helicke6733/
Heiligh6727/
Heillig6724/
Heallis6721/
Ilix6719/
Elij6718/
Helistø6715/
Cheilik6713/
Heluicq6712/
Chelick6711/
Hellisz6711/
Eliç6711/
Kheilik6710/
Heuliez678/
Chelikh677/
Cheslis676/
Hehlich676/
Cheilis674/
Eliq674/
Chelish673/
Kheylis672/
Kheligh672/
Heliche672/
Elyx672/
Chelice671/
Cheluis671/
Heilieg671/
Heulick671/
Hilaixe671/
Hjeleik671/
Elux671/
Helisse671/
Healist671/
Heloisz671/
Hellais671/
Helliek671/
Eliš671/
Chelais671/
Chelise671/
Kheliss671/
Ylix671/
Chealis671/
Heilice671/
Kheeliq671/
Heslick670/
Heilick670/
Heillic670/
Heluick670/
Chielis670/
Hetlick670/
Hetlich670/
Hejlich670/
Hellise670/
Hellois670/
Hellieg670/
Hellice670/
Hellike670/
Halliux670/

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Footnotes

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