Helmö Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Helmö Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Helmö Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Austria61:1,419,23986,529
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759

Helmö Last Name Facts

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

The last name Helmö occurs most in Germany. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Helmö? popularity and diffusion

Helmö is the 3,882,373rd most frequently occurring family name globally, borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Helmö are found; 88 percent are found in Western Europe and 88 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 4,735,615. In Germany it is most numerous in: Bavaria, where 100 percent live. Other than Germany it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 23 percent live and Sweden, where 12 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elmö891/
Hylmö8014/
Helmae731/
Almö679/
Elmae602/
Elmoe602/
Elmeu601/
Hilmoe55235/
Eelmäe5586/
Holmoe5559/
Halmoe554/
Eelmae552/
Hillmoe504/
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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 Helmö
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