Helmes Surname

134,500th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,347 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Helmes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Helmes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,9841:40,5775,358
United States7271:498,56841,951
Netherlands3721:45,3967,721
Tanzania981:540,22134,788
Mexico451:2,758,36022,009
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
Indonesia191:6,960,484292,931
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
France21:33,211,361423,184
England21:27,859,030389,889
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England251:975,01539,671
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3441:145,98513,636

The alternate forms: Helmeš (18) are calculated separately.

Helmes (607) may also be a first name.

Helmes Last Name Facts

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

Helmes is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Helmeš. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Helmes? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 134,500th most widespread surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 2,177,337 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 71 percent of Helmes reside; 71 percent reside in Western Europe and 71 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 339,191st most frequent first name worldwide. It is borne by 607 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 1,984 people, or 1 in 40,577. In Germany Helmes is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 54 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 16 percent reside and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 13 percent reside. Not including Germany this last name occurs in 29 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 11 percent reside.

Helmes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Helmes has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Helmes surname expanded 211 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 92 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Helmes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Helmes are 14.1% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.87% being registered with the political party.

The amount Helmes earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 51.92% less than the national average, earning S/. 9,320 per year; in United States they earn 1.57% more than the national average, earning $43,825 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.34% less than the national average, earning $47,526 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Helmeš9418/
Chelmes92133/
Helmesh921/
Helmess921/
Helme914,044/
Elmes913,733/
Hellmess862/
Chelmess862/
Holmes83318,407/
Helmer8317,138/
Helmey832,324/
Hilmes831,457/
Halmes83485/
Eilmes83432/
Helmis83412/
Helmie83281/
Hjelme83217/
Elmeus83159/
Chelme83150/
Helmet83114/
Helmee8346/
Helmys8330/
Ellmes8328/
Elmest8324/
Elmets8320/
Hellme8310/
Ohlmes838/
Elmies837/
Helmei836/
Hölmes833/
Gelmes832/
Helmez832/
Helmeh832/
Ealmes831/
Elmeis831/
Helmed831/
Elmess831/
Elmeas831/
Elmese831/
Oelmes831/
Elmehs830/
Elme80698/
Helmesova802/
Helmesová802/
Hellmeist801/
Hellmer771,504/
Chelmis77565/
Chelmea77171/
Elmeshd77153/
Helmeid77121/
Heilmer77105/
Holmesh7777/
Eelmets7744/
Halmess7719/
Holmess7718/
Hellmys7718/
Ellmies7714/
Helmett7713/
Hellmis7712/
Chelmey7711/
Hollmes7710/
Chelmed7710/
Chelmec7710/
Chelmer779/
Helmetz779/
Helmise778/
Eilmess776/
Hellmeh776/
Helmish775/
Helmech772/
Helmecz772/
Chelmez772/
Helmieh772/
Hellmee772/
Hillmes771/
Chelmet771/
Holmesz771/
Holmmes771/
Hoilmes771/
Hiolmes771/
Hallmes771/
Helmice771/
Helmiss771/
Helmist771/
Elmeesh771/
Jlhemes771/
Heelmer770/
Hoelmis770/
Ealemes770/
Ellmess770/
Helmy73187,508/
Helmi7345,039/
Elmer7314,366/
Helma731,599/
Almes73847/
Olmes73397/
Elmie73237/
Gelme73148/
Elmez73135/
Elmis7388/
Hilme7365/
Elmet7361/
Elmøe7320/
Elmey7319/
Elmee7314/
Elmec7310/
Elmed738/
Hylme737/
Ilmes736/
Ealme735/
Jelme732/
Elmei732/
Elmme732/
Elmea732/
Elmeh731/
Elmeu731/
Elmesova7189/
Hellmiss7132/
Hellmech7116/
Hollmees715/
Elmeisse711/
D'Holmes711/
Elmheshe711/
Hychelme711/
Hellmish710/
Helmisch710/
Hilmer674,459/
Gelmez673,665/
Elmehy672,478/
Ellmer671,813/
Hellmy67587/
Almeus67415/
Chelmi67363/
Helmii67217/
Hellmi67208/
Elmeer67201/
Halmeš67164/
Elmech67146/
Hilmee67131/
Hillme67115/
Hielmy67114/
Helmic67108/
Chelmy6792/
Elmais6790/
Eelmäe6786/
Hilmis6785/
Almesh6766/
Hilmie6763/
Khelmi6755/
Helmér6751/
Hilmey6748/
Chilme6733/
Helmit6731/
Almeas6725/
Gelmis6725/
Eilmer6723/
Elmieh6716/
Oelmez6715/
Chelma6715/
Helmešová6715/
Ilmeus6715/
Helmih6713/
Ilmets6713/
Gilmes6712/
Holmez6710/
Olmesh679/
Elhmed679/
Khelmy679/
Elmisz678/
Hilmet677/
Helmiy676/
Elmhed676/
Heelmi676/
Holmis674/
Eilmez674/
Ealmer674/
Elmett674/
Ealeme674/
Ellmez674/
Helmoi673/
Elmish673/
Hjälme673/
Helmmi672/
Halmis672/
Elmmer672/
Yolmes672/
Hailme672/
Hellma671/
Helmid671/
Elmise671/
Helmay671/
Elmiss671/
Almies671/
Ilmess671/
Helmij671/
Helmiß671/
Eselme671/
Almees671/
Ylmeus671/
Eilmie671/
Jelmis671/
Helmmy671/
Helmyz671/
Illmes671/
Hilmei671/
Eylmer670/
Helmoy670/
Helmha670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Helmes
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