Helma Surname
Approximately 1,599 people bear this surname
Helma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 722 | 1:245,350 | 14,198 |
| Indonesia | 424 | 1:311,908 | 27,508 |
| United States | 123 | 1:2,946,821 | 172,836 |
| Czechia | 98 | 1:108,505 | 17,820 |
| Yemen | 78 | 1:338,786 | 9,970 |
| Poland | 37 | 1:1,027,263 | 72,414 |
| Germany | 25 | 1:3,220,218 | 147,383 |
| Cameroon | 15 | 1:1,384,605 | 80,726 |
| Slovakia | 11 | 1:485,132 | 57,527 |
| Austria | 11 | 1:774,130 | 64,097 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| Netherlands | 9 | 1:1,876,353 | 85,467 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Ukraine | 4 | 1:11,380,674 | 331,818 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1:4,548,849 | 18,388 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 18 | 1:2,789,927 | 129,797 |
Helma (47,710) may also be a first name.
Helma Demographics
Average Helma Salary in
United States
$38,140 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Helma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Helma Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Helma (Arabic: هيلما, Hindi: हेलमा, Marathi: हेलमा, Oriya: େହଲମା) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Helma.
How Common Is The Last Name Helma? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 248,464th most frequently occurring surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 4,557,565 people. The surname Helma occurs mostly in Africa, where 47 percent of Helma are found; 46 percent are found in West Africa and 45 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 19,232nd most widespread first name worldwide It is held by 47,710 people.
The last name Helma is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 722 people, or 1 in 245,350. In Nigeria Helma is mostly concentrated in: Borno, where 24 percent live, Adamawa, where 23 percent live and Gombe, where 18 percent live. Outside of Nigeria it occurs in 30 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 27 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.
Helma Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Helma has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Helma last name increased 683 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Helma Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Helma last name is chiefly Muslim (90%) in Nigeria.
In The United States Helma are 23.69% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 76.92% being registered to vote for the party.
Helma earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.61% less than the national average, earning $38,140 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Helma Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Helma in the Hindi language | ||
| हेलमा | helama | - |
| Helma in the Oriya language | ||
| େହଲମା | ehalama | - |
| Helma in the Marathi language | ||
| हेलमा | helama | - |
| Helma in the Arabic language | ||
| هيلما | hylma | - |
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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
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- 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 Helma
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