Helmke Surname

89,476th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,363 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Helmke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Helmke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,6731:21,9182,908
United States1,5321:236,59222,690
England361:1,547,72466,012
Chile261:677,55715,745
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Norway71:734,61250,907
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
France21:33,211,361423,184
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1551:323,99225,248

Helmke (117) may also be a first name.

Helmke Last Name Facts

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

Helmke occurs most in Germany. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Helmke? popularity and diffusion

The surname Helmke is the 89,476th most frequent family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 1,358,856 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 70 percent of Helmke reside; 69 percent reside in Western Europe and 69 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 864,112th most common first name world-wide, borne by 117 people.

This surname is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 3,673 people, or 1 in 21,918. In Germany Helmke is most numerous in: Lower Saxony, where 51 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 10 percent reside and Hamburg, where 8 percent reside. Apart from Germany Helmke is found in 24 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Helmke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Helmke has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Helmke last name grew 988 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 3,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Helmke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Helmke last name are 20.71% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 67.48% being registered with the political party.

The amount Helmke earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 13.26% less than the national average, earning 300,181 kr per year; in United States they earn 4.77% more than the national average, earning $45,207 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.97% more than the national average, earning $50,660 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Helmcke92383/
Helmker92336/
Helmkee928/
Helmkey921/
Helmkie920/
Helmkes920/
Elmke918/
Helmk911/
Helmka83203/
Elmker837/
Halmke834/
Gelmke831/
Helmck831/
Helmky830/
Elmkee830/
Hilmke830/
Elmk802/
Helmkay77197/
Hellmka771/
Ilmke734/
Almke731/
Elmka730/
Elmky730/
Hilmka670/
Almkeeh624/
Chilmka621/
Elmkiss621/
Elmg602/
Elmquest5722/
Almki552/
Elmmq551/
Hallmckoy531/
Helmquist530/
Allmki501/
Almkki501/
Elmchi501/

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Helmke Reference & Research

Helmke FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Helmke
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