Helmstedt Surname

980,795th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 263 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Denmark

Helmstedt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Helmstedt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1601:503,15942,903
Australia511:529,32739,816
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Austria131:655,03358,041
Denmark131:434,20928,556
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Helmstedt Last Name Facts

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

The last name Helmstedt is most common in Germany. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Helmstedt? popularity and diffusion

Helmstedt is the 980,795th most frequent last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 27,709,300 people. Helmstedt occurs mostly in Europe, where 73 percent of Helmstedt live; 66 percent live in Western Europe and 66 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Helmstedt is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 160 people, or 1 in 503,159. In Germany it is mostly found in: Saxony-Anhalt, where 33 percent reside, Saxony, where 29 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 15 percent reside. Excluding Germany Helmstedt exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 19 percent reside and South Africa, where 7 percent reside.

Helmstedt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Helmstedt has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Helmstedt Last Name Statistics demography

Helmstedt earn significantly more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 30.49% more than the national average, earning R 310,092 per year.

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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
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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 Helmstedt
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