Helling Surname
Approximately 6,010 people bear this surname
Helling 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 SurnameHelling Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 2,688 | 1:29,950 | 3,948 |
| United States | 2,039 | 1:177,763 | 17,808 |
| Netherlands | 280 | 1:60,311 | 10,392 |
| Sweden | 159 | 1:61,929 | 4,741 |
| Norway | 137 | 1:37,535 | 5,322 |
| England | 136 | 1:409,692 | 28,019 |
| Argentina | 129 | 1:331,344 | 26,182 |
| Australia | 115 | 1:234,745 | 22,001 |
| South Africa | 71 | 1:763,066 | 52,802 |
| Indonesia | 48 | 1:2,755,192 | 158,430 |
| Brazil | 36 | 1:5,946,509 | 145,792 |
| Suriname | 32 | 1:17,269 | 4,028 |
| Finland | 32 | 1:171,772 | 15,201 |
| Canada | 14 | 1:2,631,828 | 153,264 |
| Scotland | 13 | 1:411,832 | 17,291 |
| Spain | 12 | 1:3,896,003 | 72,236 |
| Guatemala | 11 | 1:1,462,061 | 5,661 |
| Liechtenstein | 9 | 1:4,264 | 487 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 116 | 1:210,132 | 16,406 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:392,104 | 12,338 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 279 | 1:179,995 | 16,051 |
Helling (67) may also be a first name.
Helling 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.
Local. Hellan, in the Welsh, signifies the elms—the place of elms. Helling, in the Dutch, means a slope or declivity.
From the Frisian, Elle, Ellen; from the Swedish, Helin, Helling; from the Flemish, Hellin, Hellings; in the Domesday Book, Eluine; a personal name.
Helling Demographics
Average Male Helling Height
176.31 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Helling Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Helling Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Helling is most common in Germany. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Helling? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 80,929th most frequently held surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,212,570 people. Helling occurs predominantly in Europe, where 58 percent of Helling are found; 50 percent are found in Western Europe and 50 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Helling is also the 1,191,548th most prevalent first name worldwide, held by 67 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 2,688 people, or 1 in 29,950. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 42 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 14 percent live and Saxony-Anhalt, where 10 percent live. Besides Germany this last name is found in 38 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 34 percent live and The Netherlands, where 5 percent live.
Helling Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Helling has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Helling last name increased 731 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 117 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Helling Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Helling surname are 15.28% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.05% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Helling earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 62.89% more than the national average, earning 563,731 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 25.47% less than the national average, earning R 177,108 per year; in United States they earn 10.13% more than the national average, earning $47,520 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.86% more than the national average, earning $61,536 CAD per year.
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