Helmholz Surname

435,773rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 788 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Helmholz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Helmholz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6461:124,62115,213
United States1301:2,788,146165,890
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Helmholz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Helmholz is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Helmholz? popularity and diffusion

The surname Helmholz is the 435,773rd most frequent family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 9,248,155 people. Helmholz occurs predominantly in Europe, where 82 percent of Helmholz live; 82 percent live in Western Europe and 82 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 646 people, or 1 in 124,621. In Germany Helmholz is most numerous in: Saxony-Anhalt, where 51 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 10 percent are found and Berlin, where 8 percent are found. Outside of Germany this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 16 percent are found and Argentina, where 1 percent are found.

Helmholz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Helmholz has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 650 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Helmholz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Helmholz surname are 10.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 64% registered to vote for the political party.

Helmholz earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 47.09% more than the national average, earning $63,469 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Helmholtz94107/
Helmolz932/
Helmholc881/
Helmaliza713/
Ilmhulz670/
Helmilus631/
Hellmels630/
Gelmgolts599/
Helm-Willis531/
Hiele-Melis531/
Almolsch502/
Halamlis501/

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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 Helmholz
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