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
Helmy Demographics
Average Male Helmy Height
172.87 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Helmy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Helmy Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Helmy (Arabic: حلمى) occurs in Egypt more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Helmy.
How Common Is The Last Name Helmy? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,005th most common family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 38,865 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Helmy live; 89 percent live in North Africa and 89 percent live in Arabic North Africa. Helmy is also the 17,585th most prevalent first name throughout the world It is held by 53,085 people.
Helmy is most prevalent in Egypt, where it is borne by 163,948 people, or 1 in 561. Excluding Egypt it occurs in 64 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 7 percent are found and Sudan, where 1 percent are found.
Helmy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Helmy has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,648 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Helmy Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Helmy last name is principally Sunni (72%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Helmy last name are 6.89% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.66% being registered with the political 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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