Helmchen Surname

406,240th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 862 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Helmchen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Helmchen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7981:100,88412,518
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Poland191:2,000,46098,816
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
England21:27,859,030389,889
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Helmchen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Helmchen is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Helmchen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 406,240th most widely held last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 8,454,230 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Helmchen reside; 93 percent reside in Western Europe and 93 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 798 people, or 1 in 100,884. In Germany it is mostly found in: Brandenburg, where 28 percent are found, Berlin, where 22 percent are found and Saxony, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany this surname is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent are found and Poland, where 2 percent are found.

Helmchen Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Helmchen earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 45.38% more than the national average, earning R 345,468 per year and in United States they earn 9.57% more than the national average, earning $47,279 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Helmcken8814/
Helmken80208/
Helmsen80132/
Hellmken751/
Elmzen7111/
Elmsen715/
Helmsin6750/
Helmkin671/
Ellmsen671/
Elmhine671/
Elmzien671/
Helmsing63361/
Hylmshyn632/
Helmking630/
Hylmshyna593/
Elmzin57153/
Elmsén576/
Elmzyn574/
Ilmken570/
Eilmsin530/
Gilmshin502/

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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 Helmchen
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