Helmerich Surname

474,683rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 705 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Helmerich Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Helmerich Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5101:157,85418,817
United States1641:2,210,115138,772
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
Israel101:855,76354,181
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
England21:27,859,030389,889
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Helmerich (22) may also be a first name.

Helmerich Last Name Facts

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

The last name Helmerich occurs most in Germany. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Helmerich.

How Common Is The Last Name Helmerich? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 474,683rd most frequently used surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 10,336,945 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 75 percent of Helmerich reside; 74 percent reside in Western Europe and 74 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Helmerich is also the 2,301,746th most frequent first name world-wide, borne by 22 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 510 people, or 1 in 157,854. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Bavaria, where 38 percent live, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 16 percent live and Hesse, where 14 percent live. Aside from Germany it is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 23 percent live and The Netherlands, where 2 percent live.

Helmerich Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Helmerich has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Helmerich surname expanded 781 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Helmerich Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Helmerich are 38.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 85.71% registered with the party.

Helmerich earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.08% more than the national average, earning $46,637 USD per year.

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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 Helmerich
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