Helmsdal Surname
Approximately 43 people bear this surname
Helmsdal Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Faroe Islands | 29 | 1:1,690 | 196 |
| Denmark | 13 | 1:434,209 | 28,556 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Helmsdal Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Helmsdal Come From? nationality or country of origin
Helmsdal is more commonly found in The Faroe Islands than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Helmsdal.
How Common Is The Last Name Helmsdal? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,979,664th most common family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. The last name Helmsdal is predominantly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Helmsdal reside; 98 percent reside in Northern Europe and 98 percent reside in Scandinavia.
The last name is most frequent in The Faroe Islands, where it is held by 29 people, or 1 in 1,690. Beside The Faroe Islands this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 30 percent are found and Australia, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elmsdal | 93 | 1 | / |
| Holmesdale | 78 | 7 | / |
| Helm-Stahl | 78 | 1 | / |
| Helms-Audel | 74 | 1 | / |
| Holmstul | 63 | 8 | / |
| Holmstoel | 59 | 46 | / |
| Holmestål | 59 | 1 | / |
| Holomuzdol | 56 | 1 | / |
| Holm Ståhl | 56 | 1 | / |
| Holmes-Toole | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Helmsdal
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