Helks Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Helks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Helks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England291:1,921,31276,208
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Helks Last Name Facts

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

Helks occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Helks? popularity and diffusion

The last name Helks is the 3,485,539th most widely held family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Helks are found; 94 percent are found in Northern Europe and 94 percent are found in British Isles.

This last name is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 29 people, or 1 in 1,921,312. In England it is mostly found in: West Yorkshire, where 72 percent reside, Staffordshire, where 24 percent reside and Greater London, where 3 percent reside. Outside of England this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 3 percent reside and The Isle of Man, where 3 percent reside.

Helks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Helks has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 153 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hoelks910/
Elks891,764/
Helk89270/
Hellkås8326/
Helke80773/
Helck80325/
Eilks8071/
Ellks8061/
Halks8045/
Chelk809/
Khelk807/
Hilks803/
Holks803/
Gelks802/
Healk800/
Ielks800/
Elk752,789/
Heilek73141/
Chelkh73137/
Hehlke73110/
Helgås73108/
Heilke7379/
Heylek7364/
Heilck7321/
Chelke7316/
Helcke7312/
Hellke7311/
Khelhk731/
Chelkk731/
Chilks731/
Eeleks731/
Hecelk731/
Cheulk731/
Hillks730/
Heelke730/
Healke730/
Jellks730/
Chelck730/
Helg67961/
Elke67635/
Hilk67420/
Elkh67176/
Gelk6775/
Helc6753/
Cheglik6744/
Alks6727/
Olks6719/
Heahlke6718/
Eilk6717/
Elck6710/
Hälk679/
Ilks675/
Cheilek674/
Helková673/
Ealk672/
Jhlk672/
Helkova672/
Heslhke671/
Ielk671/
Cheylek671/
Elkz671/
Helx671/
Elkq671/
Echelkh671/

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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 Helks
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