Hellms Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Hellms Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hellms Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:10,355,970420,657
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Hellms Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hellms is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hellms? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,661,929th most frequently held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 137,500,866 people. The surname Hellms occurs mostly in The Americas, where 68 percent of Hellms reside; 66 percent reside in North America and 66 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Hellms is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 35 people, or 1 in 10,355,970. In The United States it is mostly found in: Virginia, where 26 percent live, West Virginia, where 23 percent live and Minnesota, where 20 percent live. Apart from The United States this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 32 percent live and Argentina, where 2 percent live.

Hellms Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hellms has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hellms last name expanded 583 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hellms Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hellms surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

Hellms earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.4% less than the national average, earning $41,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Helms9151,546/
Ellms9167/
Chelms8315/
Helmst838/
Heilms837/
Hjelms834/
Healms832/
Helmse832/
Khelms831/
Helmss831/
Hollms830/
Hillms830/
Hallms830/
Elms808,714/
Hjelmås77100/
Hjelmsø7758/
Helmsøe772/
Hellmch771/
Holms73923/
Ohlms73445/
Gelms7375/
Halms7344/
Hilms7319/
Helmz733/
Hölms731/
Elmss731/
Aelms731/
Elmms731/
Jelms731/
Ealms730/
Holmås67164/
Ahlmås674/
Helmch672/
Halmsh671/
Holmsz671/
Holmss671/
Holmsh671/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hellms
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