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 surname Helma (Arabic: هيلما, Hindi: हेलमा, Marathi: हेलमा, Oriya: େହଲମା) is most common in Nigeria. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Helma? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 248,464th most common family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 4,557,565 people. This last name is mostly found 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 prevalent first name worldwide It is held by 47,710 people.
The surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 722 people, or 1 in 245,350. In Nigeria Helma is primarily found in: Borno, where 24 percent reside, Adamawa, where 23 percent reside and Gombe, where 18 percent reside. Besides Nigeria Helma exists in 30 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 27 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.
Helma Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Helma has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 683 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Helma Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Muslim (90%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Helma surname are 23.69% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 76.92% being registered to vote for the political 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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