Helmel Surname

546,286th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 586 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Helmel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Helmel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3141:256,38727,596
Austria1911:44,5837,134
Ukraine371:1,230,343106,187
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Helmel (11) may also be a first name.

Helmel Last Name Facts

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

Helmel is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Helmel? popularity and diffusion

The surname Helmel is the 546,286th most commonly occurring family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 12,436,085 people. The last name Helmel occurs predominantly in Europe, where 93 percent of Helmel reside; 86 percent reside in Western Europe and 86 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Helmel is also the 3,487,849th most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 11 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 314 people, or 1 in 256,387. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Bavaria, where 45 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 22 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 18 percent are found. Beside Germany this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 33 percent are found and Ukraine, where 6 percent are found.

Helmel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Helmel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Helmel last name grew 186 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Helmel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Helmel surname are 23.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 70% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Helmel earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 21.8% more than the national average, earning $52,556 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.73% more than the national average, earning $59,981 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chelmel9269/
Haelmel920/
Helml91367/
Elmel919/
Hellmehl864/
Heilmell860/
Gelmel83264/
Halmel83103/
Elmeel8311/
Elmelh836/
Elmell832/
Hylmel831/
Hilmel831/
Holmel830/
Elml804/
Halmell773/
Hillmel770/
Almel73369/
Halml7335/
Olmel7316/
Elmil731/
Elmlh731/
Gelml731/
Hailmmel711/
Aalmel6718/
Almeel671/
Gelmil671/
Allmel671/
Chilmil622/
Islmeel621/
Alml601/
Chilmuul571/
Ilmil5517/
Almil555/
Aalml553/
Almhl551/
Almill504/
Oilmll501/
Oilmil501/
Islmil501/

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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 Helmel
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