Helms Surname
Approximately 51,546 people bear this surname
Helms Surname Definition:
Helm’s (Son): v. Helm
Helms Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 41,633 | 1:8,706 | 1,052 |
| Germany | 7,520 | 1:10,706 | 1,349 |
| Australia | 495 | 1:54,537 | 6,694 |
| Togo | 420 | 1:17,257 | 5,159 |
| Denmark | 356 | 1:15,856 | 1,552 |
| Netherlands | 341 | 1:49,523 | 8,473 |
| Canada | 209 | 1:176,295 | 17,615 |
| New Zealand | 142 | 1:31,890 | 5,546 |
| England | 97 | 1:574,413 | 34,909 |
| Brazil | 39 | 1:5,489,085 | 137,424 |
| Sweden | 29 | 1:339,543 | 23,803 |
| France | 29 | 1:2,290,439 | 180,028 |
| Norway | 23 | 1:223,578 | 24,793 |
| Thailand | 20 | 1:3,531,917 | 315,217 |
| Chile | 16 | 1:1,101,030 | 21,213 |
| Venezuela | 16 | 1:1,887,755 | 23,347 |
| Panama | 15 | 1:260,817 | 6,584 |
| Belgium | 15 | 1:766,443 | 63,354 |
| Austria | 15 | 1:567,696 | 52,281 |
| South Africa | 14 | 1:3,869,836 | 127,494 |
| Switzerland | 14 | 1:586,637 | 40,624 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:594,869 | 21,724 |
| Poland | 8 | 1:4,751,094 | 138,864 |
| Spain | 8 | 1:5,844,004 | 86,878 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1:2,326,302 | 54,089 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Albania | 2 | 1:1,457,028 | 24,967 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 93 | 1:262,101 | 18,696 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:392,104 | 12,338 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,774 | 1:10,519 | 1,376 |
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
(Eng). Dweller at the elm trees.
Helms Demographics
Average Helms Salary in
United States
$40,596 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hellms | 91 | 53 | / |
| Chelms | 91 | 15 | / |
| Helmst | 91 | 8 | / |
| Heilms | 91 | 7 | / |
| Hjelms | 91 | 4 | / |
| Helmse | 91 | 2 | / |
| Healms | 91 | 2 | / |
| Helmss | 91 | 1 | / |
| Khelms | 91 | 1 | / |
| Elms | 89 | 8,714 | / |
| Hjelmås | 83 | 100 | / |
| Hjelmsø | 83 | 58 | / |
| Helmsøe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Holms | 80 | 923 | / |
| Ohlms | 80 | 445 | / |
| Gelms | 80 | 75 | / |
| Ellms | 80 | 67 | / |
| Halms | 80 | 44 | / |
| Hilms | 80 | 19 | / |
| Helmz | 80 | 3 | / |
| Jelms | 80 | 1 | / |
| Elmms | 80 | 1 | / |
| Aelms | 80 | 1 | / |
| Elmss | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hölms | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ealms | 80 | 0 | / |
| Holmås | 73 | 164 | / |
| Ahlmås | 73 | 4 | / |
| Helmch | 73 | 2 | / |
| Holmss | 73 | 1 | / |
| Holmsh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Halmsh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Holmsz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hallms | 73 | 0 | / |
| Hillms | 73 | 0 | / |
| Hollms | 73 | 0 | / |
| Alms | 67 | 1,536 | / |
| Olms | 67 | 518 | / |
| Hjälmås | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ilms | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hellmch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elmsova | 67 | 1 | / |
Helms Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Helms in the Arabic language | ||
| هلمز | hlmz | - |
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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
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
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- 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 Helms
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