Helms Surname

10,890th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51,546 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Helms Surname Definition:

Helm’s (Son): v. Helm

Helms Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41,6331:8,7061,052
Germany7,5201:10,7061,349
Australia4951:54,5376,694
Togo4201:17,2575,159
Denmark3561:15,8561,552
Netherlands3411:49,5238,473
Canada2091:176,29517,615
New Zealand1421:31,8905,546
England971:574,41334,909
Brazil391:5,489,085137,424
Sweden291:339,54323,803
France291:2,290,439180,028
Norway231:223,57824,793
Thailand201:3,531,917315,217
Chile161:1,101,03021,213
Venezuela161:1,887,75523,347
Panama151:260,8176,584
Belgium151:766,44363,354
Austria151:567,69652,281
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
China31:455,773,85521,925
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England931:262,10118,696
Wales41:392,10412,338
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,7741:10,5191,376

Helms (104) may also be a first name.

Helms Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Helm’s (Son): v. Helm

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Eng). Dweller at the elm trees.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Helms Last Name Facts

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

The last name Helms (Arabic: هلمز) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Helms click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Helms? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 10,890th most frequent family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 141,379 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 81 percent of Helms live; 81 percent live in North America and 81 percent live in Anglo-North America. Helms is also the 925,156th most frequently held given name at a global level It is held by 104 people.

This surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 41,633 people, or 1 in 8,706. In The United States Helms is most common in: North Carolina, where 23 percent live, Texas, where 7 percent live and Georgia, where 6 percent live. Outside of The United States this last name is found in 62 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 15 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.

Helms Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Helms has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 872 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 104 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 900 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Helms Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Helms surname are 25.52% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 72.29% being registered with the party.

The amount Helms earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 16.07% less than the national average, earning 290,457 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 66.69% less than the national average, earning R 79,152 per year; in United States they earn 5.92% less than the national average, earning $40,596 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.01% more than the national average, earning $52,670 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hellms9153/
Chelms9115/
Helmst918/
Heilms917/
Hjelms914/
Helmse912/
Healms912/
Helmss911/
Khelms911/
Elms898,714/
Hjelmås83100/
Hjelmsø8358/
Helmsøe832/
Holms80923/
Ohlms80445/
Gelms8075/
Ellms8067/
Halms8044/
Hilms8019/
Helmz803/
Jelms801/
Elmms801/
Aelms801/
Elmss801/
Hölms801/
Ealms800/
Holmås73164/
Ahlmås734/
Helmch732/
Holmss731/
Holmsh731/
Halmsh731/
Holmsz731/
Hallms730/
Hillms730/
Hollms730/
Alms671,536/
Olms67518/
Hjälmås6711/
Ilms671/
Hellmch671/
Elmsova671/

Helms Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Helms in the Arabic language
هلمزhlmz-

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Helms Reference & Research

Helms DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Helms 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

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