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 is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Hellmann? popularity and diffusion
It is the 25,727th most commonly occurring surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 348,103 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 77 percent of Hellmann are found; 75 percent are found in Western Europe and 74 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Hellmann is also the 2,608,198th most frequently held first name internationally, held by 18 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 15,212 people, or 1 in 5,292. In Germany it is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 32 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 16 percent are found and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 9 percent are found. Besides Germany this surname occurs in 53 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent are found and Brazil, where 8 percent are found.
Hellmann Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Hellmann has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hellmann surname rose 1,256 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 3,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Hellmann Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Hellmann last name are 21.38% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68.15% being registered with the political 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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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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