Hellmanns Surname

1,300,225th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 174 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Hellmanns Surname User-submission:

This surname originated in Germany. Hell means 'light coloured' and mann means 'person'.

Hellmanns Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1551:519,39043,831
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Hellmanns Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname originated in Germany. Hell means 'light coloured' and mann means 'person'.

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Hellmanns Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Hellmanns Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Hellmanns occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Hellmanns click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hellmanns? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,300,225th most prevalent family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 41,882,448 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Hellmanns are found; 93 percent are found in Western Europe and 93 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Hellmanns is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 155 people, or 1 in 519,390. In Germany it is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 96 percent live, Hesse, where 2 percent live and Bavaria, where 1 percent live. Not including Germany this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 6 percent live and The Netherlands, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hellmans9433/
Ellmanns942/
Hallmanns89144/
Hillmanns8916/
Heulmanns892/
Hollmanns891/
Helmans8836/
Hallmans8270/
Allmanns8234/
Hellmons8217/
Ollmanns8216/
Halmanns8214/
Aelmanns827/
Eylmanns823/
Hollmans821/
Hillmans820/
Elmans80247/
Eichelmanns806/
Hesselmanns802/
Heselmans78395/
Hohlmanns786/
Heylemans783/
Heßelmans781/
Heilmains780/
Halmans75408/
Aelmans75308/
Helmons75278/
Elmanse75275/
Holmans75218/
Hilmans7522/
Eilmans7517/
Gelmans7513/
Ollmans752/
Elmansh751/
Olmanns751/
Almanns751/
Elmanss751/
Illmans750/
Ohlmans750/
Hesselmans74349/
Huylmans7160/
Chalmans7113/
Elmansse719/
Gillmans711/
Almans6714/
Elmons673/
Olmans671/

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