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 is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Helmerich? popularity and diffusion

It is the 474,683rd most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 10,336,945 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of Helmerich live; 74 percent live in Western Europe and 74 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,301,746th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, held by 22 people.

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

Helmerich Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Helmerich has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Helmerich surname increased 781 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Helmerich Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Helmerich surname are 38.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 85.71% being 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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