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

Helken is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Helken? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,020,555th most commonly held last name throughout the world It is 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. It is also the 2,608,198th most common first name in the world, held by 18 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 83 people, or 1 in 969,945. In Germany it is most numerous in: Lower Saxony, where 73 percent live, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 12 percent live and Saarland, where 12 percent live. Without taking into account Germany it occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent live.

Helken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Helken has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Helken surname increased 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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