Helmrich Surname

210,207th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,964 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Helmrich Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Helmrich Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,2181:66,0968,457
United States4231:856,87765,220
Poland701:542,98251,331
Australia621:435,41534,362
Hungary471:208,85717,470
France361:1,845,076161,051
Sweden271:364,69525,646
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
England141:3,979,861125,553
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland111:340,29210,329
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States661:760,88948,111

Helmrich (41) may also be a first name.

Helmrich Last Name Facts

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

The last name Helmrich is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Helmrich? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 210,207th most prevalent last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 3,710,563 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 73 percent of Helmrich live; 64 percent live in Western Europe and 62 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,590,275th most widely held forename world-wide, held by 41 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is held by 1,218 people, or 1 in 66,096. In Germany Helmrich is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 26 percent reside, Bavaria, where 21 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 11 percent reside. Excluding Germany it occurs in 20 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent reside and Poland, where 4 percent reside.

Helmrich Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Helmrich has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Helmrich surname expanded 641 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Helmrich Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Helmrich surname are 22.6% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 69.37% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Helmrich earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 53.65% less than the national average, earning R 110,136 per year; in United States they earn 14.46% more than the national average, earning $49,387 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.24% more than the national average, earning $53,776 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Helmreich942,303/
Helmrichs9487/
Hellmrich9476/
Helmriech942/
Elmrich9381/
Helmrih9313/
Hellmreich891/
Ellmrich8828/
Helmrych882/
Helmrikh881/
Helmrecht821/
Elmrych8069/
Elmrieh804/
Elmrichová783/
Ellmrichová747/
Helmre715/
Elmrid711/
Helmryd674/
Chilmri671/
Helmreus632/
Elmre6215/
Elmra622/
Elmrry571/
Elmhrzy534/

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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
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  • 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 Helmrich
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