Helmy Surname
Approximately 187,508 people bear this surname
Helmy Surname User-submission:
The Helmy surname means 'my dream' in Arabic.
Helmy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 163,948 | 1:561 | 71 |
| Saudi Arabia | 13,197 | 1:2,338 | 286 |
| Sudan | 2,520 | 1:14,885 | 2,042 |
| Yemen | 1,272 | 1:20,775 | 2,178 |
| Iraq | 1,189 | 1:29,455 | 1,447 |
| Indonesia | 1,119 | 1:118,185 | 11,937 |
| Kuwait | 704 | 1:5,399 | 739 |
| Syria | 606 | 1:31,850 | 2,002 |
| United States | 478 | 1:758,282 | 59,111 |
| United Arab Emirates | 433 | 1:21,160 | 2,443 |
| Malaysia | 400 | 1:73,736 | 5,310 |
| Morocco | 307 | 1:112,300 | 19,480 |
| Bahrain | 250 | 1:5,394 | 963 |
| Qatar | 200 | 1:11,790 | 1,304 |
| Lebanon | 159 | 1:35,453 | 3,423 |
| Jordan | 99 | 1:89,318 | 6,714 |
| Canada | 97 | 1:379,851 | 33,859 |
| England | 79 | 1:705,292 | 39,851 |
| Singapore | 77 | 1:71,529 | 2,869 |
| South Africa | 66 | 1:820,874 | 55,153 |
| Australia | 55 | 1:490,831 | 37,357 |
| Netherlands | 42 | 1:402,076 | 42,431 |
| Germany | 32 | 1:2,515,796 | 126,826 |
| Libya | 25 | 1:249,759 | 1,033 |
| France | 18 | 1:3,690,151 | 224,666 |
| Austria | 16 | 1:532,215 | 49,801 |
| Tunisia | 12 | 1:50,886 | 6,752 |
| Switzerland | 11 | 1:746,629 | 49,719 |
| Scotland | 11 | 1:486,711 | 19,179 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Palestine | 10 | 1:454,885 | 12,564 |
| Italy | 7 | 1:8,736,670 | 118,213 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Mauritius | 4 | 1:323,354 | 10,053 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1 | 1:1,728,021 | 323 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 29 | 1:1,731,679 | 89,620 |
Helmy (53,085) may also be a first name.
Helmy Surname Meaning
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Helmy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Helmy Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Helmy (Arabic: حلمى) has its highest incidence in Egypt. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Helmy? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,005th most commonly used family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 38,865 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Helmy live; 89 percent live in North Africa and 89 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 17,585th most frequently occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 53,085 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Egypt, where it is borne by 163,948 people, or 1 in 561. Besides Egypt this surname is found in 64 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 7 percent live and Sudan, where 1 percent live.
Helmy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Helmy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Helmy last name grew 1,648 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Helmy Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Helmy last name is chiefly Sunni (72%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Helmy surname are 6.89% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.66% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Helmy earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 74.55% less than the national average, earning R 60,480 per year; in United States they earn 7.75% more than the national average, earning $46,493 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.64% more than the national average, earning $54,970 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Helmy Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Helmy in the Arabic language | ||
| حلمى | hlmy | - |
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Footnotes
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