Helkes Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Helkes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Helkes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Helkes (8) may also be a first name.

Helkes Last Name Facts

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

Helkes is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Helkes? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 10,311,814th most widely held family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Helkes reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 4,213,784th most widespread forename throughout the world It is held by 8 people.

The last name Helkes is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States it is primarily found in: Minnesota, where 33 percent reside, Nebraska, where 33 percent reside and Washington, where 33 percent reside.

Helkes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Helkes has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 62 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Helkies920/
Elkes91645/
Elkess83465/
Halkes83324/
Elkest83216/
Hilkes8386/
Elkies8341/
Eilkes8322/
Ehlkes838/
Elkesd834/
Elkeus833/
Elkees833/
Oelkes832/
Holkes831/
Eelkes831/
Chelkis7758/
Chelkys7713/
Elkiess7711/
Halkeas778/
Chilkes773/
Oelkess773/
Elkeesh771/
Halkesh771/
Hilkest770/
Ellkies770/
Elkis73303/
Alkes73116/
Olkes7333/
Elkys739/
Ilkes732/
Ölkes731/
Elces730/
Helkoist711/
Elkhesht711/
Helquest710/
Gilkes674,664/
Alkesh67119/
Yilkes6799/
Elcess6751/
Elkiss6741/
Halkis6737/
Elkish6735/
Jilkes6711/
Elketz6711/
Olkies6710/
Alkess677/
Elkays676/
Alkeus674/
Hylkys674/
Alkeis672/
Elques672/
Holkis672/
Ellkis672/
Alkees672/
Gelkis671/
El'kis671/
Eelkis671/
Ailkes671/
Elkise671/

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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 Helkes
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis