Helja Surname

889,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 302 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Helja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Helja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina2871:12,3222,417
Slovenia41:621,91923,710
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

The alternate forms: Heljä (2) are calculated separately.

Helja (241) may also be a first name.

Helja Last Name Facts

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

The surname Helja has its highest incidence in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It can be found in the variant forms: Heljä. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Helja? popularity and diffusion

The surname Helja is the 889,654th most widespread surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 24,130,947 people. The last name Helja occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Helja reside; 97 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 97 percent reside in South Slavic Europe. Helja is also the 575,894th most commonly held given name in the world. It is borne by 241 people.

This last name is most common in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is borne by 287 people, or 1 in 12,322. In Bosnia and Herzegovina it is most common in: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 100 percent are found. Beside Bosnia and Herzegovina this last name exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Slovenia, where 1 percent are found and Norway, where 1 percent are found.

Helja Last Name Statistics demography

Helja earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 46.89% less than the national average, earning $22,917 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heljä932/
Heldja918/
Helija911/
Elja8921/
Cheljah8316/
Heljasz8310/
Cheljad835/
Helijas832/
Elija802,260/
Eljai801,311/
Eljay80459/
Eljas80162/
Heljo8078/
Helza8064/
Helje8048/
Halja8044/
Helsa8040/
Eljah8039/
Holja8022/
Hilja809/
Eljad805/
Jelja803/
Helea803/
Gelja803/
Elsja802/
Eljaz801/
Ahlja801/
Eljaï801/
Eldja801/
Ejlja801/
Hellijas7758/
Helijasz775/
Healijah773/
Helaijah771/
Halija731,796/
Chelea73848/
Eljach73477/
Heliji73368/
Elijas73277/
Eljaid73241/
Elijay73218/
Elaija73201/
Healea73190/
Heljić73184/
Chelza73110/
Elijha7396/
Holija7386/
Heliah7370/
Eljaya7366/
Chelsa7355/
Khelji7342/
Heleha7326/
Khelsa7319/
Eiljah7313/
Ellija7311/
Elhija7310/
Eljaja7310/
Đeljaj738/
Hailja736/
Helsia735/
Jelija734/
Gelija734/
Eljash734/
Elijat734/
Heleza734/
Eljaiz734/
Eljazz734/
Eleija733/
Elijia733/
Eglija733/
Elsjah732/
Elijai732/
Elijja732/
Hiljaj732/
Hyljaj732/
Khilja731/
Heljit731/
Ielija731/
Elejia731/
Elhjah731/
Eildja731/
Elijau731/
Haljai731/
Haljia731/
Ealija731/
Aelija731/
Heliha731/
Eljiah731/
Hilija731/
Helsaa731/
Helías731/
Hellsa731/
Helijä731/
Heljes731/
Hellea731/
Helaae731/
Hejlza731/
Khelje731/
Eluija731/
Elijaa731/
Elijaz731/
Eljaih731/
Eljait731/
Elljah731/
Elajia731/
Elajja731/
Cheljo731/
Hildja731/
Helsea731/
Heleoa731/
Eljaad731/
Heilza731/
Helcai731/
Heleay730/
Helsad730/
Helsay730/
Heliij730/
Elsa6726,798/
Elza671,874/
Elca671,028/
Chelkha67586/
Chelcea67399/
Elea67362/
Haeliah67344/
Alja67251/
Chelsau67183/
Chelsea67155/
Elaijah67146/
Chelsia67131/
Ilja67122/
Elijasz67119/
Cheleah6776/
Elji6751/
Helaiya6732/
Cheliah6732/
Elía6727/
Elje6718/
Hellsaa6718/
Elhaija679/
Olja678/
Chellea678/
Eljo677/
Eleijah676/
Helshoj675/
Gelijau675/
Chelesa674/
Elaijha674/
Chelyha674/
Cheliha673/
Chelcha673/
Elihaja673/
Kheliea673/
Elhajja672/
Elijach672/
Elijaih672/
Elça672/
Eljaich672/
Helleza672/
Geljiah672/
Helzaid672/
Elyj672/
Chelsaa671/
Chelsas671/
Halajha671/
Uicelja671/
Gelijah671/
Elijash671/
Eliajha671/
Elajiah671/
Halayja671/
Eljasch671/
Eljjaha671/
Ellaija671/
Elhajia671/
Elayjah671/
Chelías671/
Elajjaj671/
Halaija671/
Cheliji671/
Eljy671/
Chelzia671/
Heiljer670/
Chealea670/

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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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  • 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 Helja
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