Helken Surname

2,020,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Helken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Helken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany831:969,94567,438
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Helken (18) may also be a first name.

Helken Last Name Facts

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

The last name Helken is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Helken.

How Common Is The Last Name Helken? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,020,555th most common last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 84,738,906 people. Helken is predominantly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Helken reside; 97 percent reside in Western Europe and 97 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Helken is also the 2,608,198th most common forename globally, borne by 18 people.

This last name is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 83 people, or 1 in 969,945. In Germany Helken is mostly concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 73 percent reside, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 12 percent reside and Saarland, where 12 percent reside. Beside Germany this surname is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Helken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Helken has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Helken last name rose 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Helken Last Name Statistics demography

Helken earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 71.32% less than the national average, earning $12,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Helkenn92173/
Heilken9245/
Hoelken9227/
Hielken9213/
Chelken921/
Helcken920/
Elken91650/
Hilken83884/
Elkeng83366/
Hölken83284/
Eilken83133/
Halken83115/
Helkin83104/
Ehlken8332/
Holken8330/
Aelken8320/
Helkyn838/
Gelken833/
Hylken831/
Elkn801/
Gehlken77422/
Hilcken7760/
Chelkin7727/
Helchen7715/
Helkyna778/
Khelkin773/
Halkien770/
Halkenn770/
Hjelløkken759/
Elkin7315,945/
Elkyn731,091/
Alken73717/
Olken73539/
Ilken73105/
Elkün7392/
Elkng739/
Ölken734/
Elcen731/
Jelkn731/
Elkenova7138/
Chelkina7125/
Gehlcken7113/
Hellchen711/
Hilkenne710/
Healkinn710/
Elkina678,745/
Halkyn673,582/
Elkyna671,251/
Halkin67506/
Elkink67187/
Elhkem67122/
Hilkin67120/
Aalken6778/
Holkin6777/
Ilcken6776/
Yolken6746/
Holløkken6740/
Gilken6720/
Hylkén6715/
Holkyn6715/
Elkynd6715/
Gelkin6710/
Olcken678/
El'kin676/
Allken674/
Elkinn674/
Jilken674/
Gelkén674/
Elkhne674/
Helkinova673/
Ailken672/
Jsielcken671/
Elckin671/
Elkisn671/
Eslkin671/
Ellkin671/
Ielkin671/
Hilcen671/
Uilken671/
Eilkem671/
Ahlkin671/
Yilken670/
Oelkin670/
Oilken670/
Aelkin670/
Ealkin670/

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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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  • 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 Helken
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