Hellmann Surname
Approximately 20,935 people bear this surname
Hellmann Surname Definition:
(German) The sound or healthy man; descendant of Hellmann, a German Jewish synonym for Samuel (God hath heard); descendant of Heilman (salvation, man).
Read More About This SurnameHellmann Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 15,212 | 1:5,292 | 635 |
| United States | 2,726 | 1:132,964 | 13,981 |
| Brazil | 1,579 | 1:135,576 | 5,175 |
| Austria | 259 | 1:32,878 | 5,298 |
| France | 159 | 1:417,753 | 60,954 |
| Denmark | 143 | 1:39,474 | 4,118 |
| Poland | 128 | 1:296,943 | 35,597 |
| South Africa | 118 | 1:459,133 | 38,484 |
| Netherlands | 69 | 1:244,742 | 31,623 |
| Australia | 65 | 1:415,318 | 33,226 |
| Canada | 58 | 1:635,269 | 52,014 |
| Paraguay | 45 | 1:160,817 | 3,242 |
| Switzerland | 43 | 1:190,998 | 16,977 |
| Argentina | 40 | 1:1,068,585 | 65,578 |
| England | 36 | 1:1,547,724 | 66,012 |
| Hungary | 32 | 1:306,759 | 23,012 |
| Norway | 30 | 1:171,410 | 20,526 |
| Czechia | 25 | 1:425,339 | 47,625 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Sweden | 21 | 1:468,893 | 33,666 |
| Thailand | 19 | 1:3,717,808 | 320,775 |
| Belgium | 18 | 1:638,702 | 56,744 |
| Italy | 15 | 1:4,077,113 | 105,022 |
| Croatia | 7 | 1:604,086 | 40,820 |
| Hong Kong | 7 | 1:1,047,926 | 4,985 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Namibia | 3 | 1:803,134 | 15,170 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Nicaragua | 2 | 1:3,010,545 | 7,383 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 217 | 1:231,423 | 19,482 |
Hellmann (18) may also be a first name.
Hellmann Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) The sound or healthy man; descendant of Hellmann, a German Jewish synonym for Samuel (God hath heard); descendant of Heilman (salvation, man).
(English, German) Dweller in a deep, wide valley; one who settled on communal land; descendant of Hellmann, a German Jewish synonym for Samuel (God hath heard).
User-submitted Reference
This surname originated in Germany. Hell means 'light coloured' and mann means 'person'.
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Average Hellmann Salary in
United States
$48,764 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Hellmann Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hellmann Come From? nationality or country of origin
Hellmann occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hellmann? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 25,727th most common family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 348,103 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 77 percent of Hellmann reside; 75 percent reside in Western Europe and 74 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Hellmann is also the 2,608,198th most frequently occurring first name in the world, borne by 18 people.
The last name Hellmann is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 15,212 people, or 1 in 5,292. In Germany Hellmann is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 32 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 16 percent reside and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 9 percent reside. Besides Germany it is found in 53 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 13 percent reside and Brazil, where 8 percent reside.
Hellmann Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Hellmann has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,256 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 3,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Hellmann Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Hellmann last name are 21.38% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 68.15% being registered with the party.
The amount Hellmann earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 74.47% more than the national average, earning 603,795 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 21.13% more than the national average, earning R 287,856 per year; in United States they earn 13.01% more than the national average, earning $48,764 USD per year and in Canada they earn 35.93% more than the national average, earning $67,532 CAD per year.
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