Helk Surname
Approximately 270 people bear this surname
Helk Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 163 | 1:493,899 | 42,398 |
| Estonia | 35 | 1:37,766 | 7,217 |
| Denmark | 29 | 1:194,645 | 16,083 |
| Indonesia | 17 | 1:7,779,364 | 314,803 |
| United States | 14 | 1:25,889,924 | 709,614 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 20 | 1:1,218,768 | 44,985 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15 | 1:3,347,912 | 150,340 |
Helk (75) may also be a first name.
Helk Demographics
Average Helk Salary in
United States
$92,250 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Helk Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Helk Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Helk is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Helk? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 963,821st most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 26,990,911 people. The last name Helk occurs predominantly in Europe, where 88 percent of Helk live; 61 percent live in Western Europe and 61 percent live in Germanic Europe. Helk is also the 1,116,575th most common forename throughout the world. It is borne by 75 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 163 people, or 1 in 493,899. In Germany Helk is most common in: Thuringia, where 29 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 21 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 14 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany this surname exists in 12 countries. It is also common in Estonia, where 13 percent reside and Denmark, where 11 percent reside.
Helk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Helk has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Helk last name decreased 7 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Helk Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Helk surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Helk earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 41.55% more than the national average, earning 489,893 kr per year and in United States they earn 113.79% more than the national average, earning $92,250 USD per year.
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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 Helk
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