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 last name Helja is carried by more people in Bosnia and Herzegovina than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: 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 common surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 24,130,947 people. The last name Helja is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Helja live; 97 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 97 percent live in South Slavic Europe. Helja is also the 575,894th most frequent first name internationally, borne by 241 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is borne by 287 people, or 1 in 12,322. In Bosnia and Herzegovina it is mostly concentrated in: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Bosnia and Herzegovina this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also common 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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