Hellen Surname
Approximately 4,103 people bear this surname
Hellen Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Hellen,' with excrescent 'g' Helling and Hellings; compare Jennings, or Hewling and Hewlings.
Johannes Helyn, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Margareta Helyn, 1379: ibid.
Read More About This SurnameHellen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,027 | 1:352,930 | 31,609 |
| Kenya | 474 | 1:97,426 | 8,587 |
| Nigeria | 406 | 1:436,312 | 22,455 |
| England | 316 | 1:176,323 | 16,023 |
| Brazil | 270 | 1:792,868 | 28,787 |
| Papua New Guinea | 209 | 1:39,013 | 4,711 |
| Germany | 187 | 1:430,510 | 38,755 |
| Finland | 166 | 1:33,113 | 4,341 |
| Iran | 106 | 1:724,363 | 37,588 |
| Norway | 105 | 1:48,974 | 7,020 |
| Uganda | 94 | 1:415,311 | 25,587 |
| Australia | 75 | 1:359,943 | 30,133 |
| Solomon Islands | 71 | 1:8,169 | 1,323 |
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| China | 51 | 1:26,810,227 | 1,454 |
| India | 47 | 1:16,320,540 | 259,912 |
| New Zealand | 43 | 1:105,310 | 13,865 |
| Wales | 41 | 1:75,476 | 6,450 |
| Botswana | 39 | 1:56,075 | 10,323 |
| Canada | 32 | 1:1,151,425 | 83,867 |
| Cameroon | 32 | 1:649,033 | 48,340 |
| Indonesia | 29 | 1:4,560,317 | 223,141 |
| Ethiopia | 25 | 1:3,901,850 | 10,182 |
| Ireland | 19 | 1:247,839 | 9,475 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Liberia | 13 | 1:339,118 | 18,650 |
| Malaysia | 12 | 1:2,457,852 | 95,442 |
| South Africa | 12 | 1:4,514,809 | 137,638 |
| Sweden | 11 | 1:895,160 | 66,831 |
| Russia | 11 | 1:13,102,096 | 377,010 |
| Hong Kong | 9 | 1:815,054 | 3,802 |
| Tanzania | 7 | 1:7,563,088 | 70,659 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Costa Rica | 5 | 1:956,014 | 6,058 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 4 | 1:340,994 | 12,383 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| Romania | 3 | 1:6,692,623 | 78,504 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 21 | 1:210,946 | 9,809 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 201 | 1:121,270 | 11,535 |
| Wales | 22 | 1:71,292 | 3,399 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 241 | 1:208,376 | 17,958 |
The alternate forms: Hellén (234) & Héllen (6) are calculated separately.
Hellen (529,188) may also be a first name.
Hellen Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Hellen,' with excrescent 'g' Helling and Hellings; compare Jennings, or Hewling and Hewlings.
Johannes Helyn, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Margareta Helyn, 1379: ibid. (a) Local.
John de Helyne, Wiltshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Hellen Demographics
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Hellen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hellen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hellen occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: Hellén or Héllen. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hellen? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 112,834th most commonly held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,776,151 people. Hellen occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 32 percent of Hellen live; 25 percent live in North America and 25 percent live in Anglo-North America. Hellen is also the 1,896th most frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 529,188 people.
Hellen is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 1,027 people, or 1 in 352,930. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Nevada, where 16 percent reside, Texas, where 9 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Aside from The United States it is found in 78 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 12 percent reside and Nigeria, where 10 percent reside.
Hellen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Hellen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hellen surname expanded 426 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 157 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 186 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 10 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Hellen Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Hellen last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Hellen surname are 5.86% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.63% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Hellen earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 4.83% less than the national average, earning 329,358 kr per year; in United States they earn 6.79% more than the national average, earning $46,078 USD per year and in Canada they earn 48.68% more than the national average, earning $73,870 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
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