Helle Surname
Approximately 9,960 people bear this surname
Helle Surname Definition:
(German) One who came from Halle, in Germany; one nicknamed after the old heller, an obsolete copper coin worth about a fourth of a cent.
Helle Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 2,190 | 1:2,348 | 201 |
| Germany | 1,930 | 1:41,713 | 5,488 |
| United States | 1,760 | 1:205,943 | 20,199 |
| France | 1,364 | 1:48,697 | 6,331 |
| Finland | 784 | 1:7,011 | 1,097 |
| Cameroon | 432 | 1:48,077 | 6,293 |
| Chad | 385 | 1:35,304 | 4,109 |
| Denmark | 153 | 1:36,894 | 3,842 |
| Hungary | 149 | 1:65,881 | 6,797 |
| Netherlands | 131 | 1:128,910 | 20,052 |
| Canada | 131 | 1:281,264 | 26,302 |
| Sweden | 96 | 1:102,570 | 7,427 |
| Philippines | 47 | 1:2,154,005 | 122,929 |
| Switzerland | 34 | 1:241,556 | 20,206 |
| Chile | 34 | 1:518,132 | 13,148 |
| Indonesia | 33 | 1:4,007,551 | 204,828 |
| England | 32 | 1:1,741,189 | 71,393 |
| French Polynesia | 31 | 1:9,058 | 1,949 |
| Estonia | 27 | 1:48,956 | 9,235 |
| Papua New Guinea | 21 | 1:388,272 | 50,829 |
| Nigeria | 20 | 1:8,857,138 | 186,571 |
| Poland | 20 | 1:1,900,437 | 96,203 |
| Ukraine | 18 | 1:2,529,039 | 160,188 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Australia | 14 | 1:1,928,264 | 88,951 |
| Thailand | 13 | 1:5,433,719 | 375,884 |
| Uruguay | 13 | 1:263,981 | 18,914 |
| Brazil | 10 | 1:21,407,433 | 350,627 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| Mauritania | 7 | 1:584,980 | 20,004 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1:1,642,378 | 98,400 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 135 | 1:371,990 | 28,019 |
The alternate forms: Hellé (17) are calculated separately.
Helle (58,688) may also be a first name.
Helle Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) One who came from Halle, in Germany; one nicknamed after the old heller, an obsolete copper coin worth about a fourth of a cent.
Helle Demographics
Average Male Helle Height
178.07 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Helle Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Helle Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Helle (Arabic: هيله, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻫﻠﻪ) is most common in Norway. It can appear in the variant forms: Hellé. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Helle? popularity and diffusion
Helle is the 51,470th most widely held family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 731,681 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 70 percent of Helle are found; 35 percent are found in Western Europe and 32 percent are found in Scandinavia. Helle is also the 16,158th most frequently occurring first name internationally, borne by 58,688 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Norway, where it is carried by 2,190 people, or 1 in 2,348. In Norway Helle is most common in: Western Norway, where 57 percent reside, Eastern Norway, where 25 percent reside and Southern Norway, where 15 percent reside. Aside from Norway this surname occurs in 55 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 19 percent reside and The United States, where 18 percent reside.
Helle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Helle has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Helle last name rose 1,304 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 3,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Helle Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Helle surname are 16.62% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.39% being registered with the party.
The amount Helle earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 4.29% more than the national average, earning 360,944 kr per year; in United States they earn 3.74% less than the national average, earning $41,534 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.74% less than the national average, earning $41,865 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Helle Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Helle in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻫﻠﻪ | hlh | 75 |
| ﻫﻞ | hl | 25 |
| Helle in the Arabic language | ||
| هيله | hylh | - |
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