Helou Surname
Approximately 25,900 people bear this surname
Helou Surname User-submission:
Helo, Helou, El Helou or Helu originated in Syria in around 1400 AD with a man named El Helou (pretty, handsome or sweet) who, for several reasons, ended up moving to northern Lebanon.
Helou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 15,028 | 1:2,330 | 283 |
| Syria | 1,546 | 1:12,484 | 1,038 |
| Chad | 1,348 | 1:10,083 | 1,325 |
| Egypt | 1,312 | 1:70,073 | 6,466 |
| Palestine | 1,149 | 1:3,959 | 898 |
| Saudi Arabia | 994 | 1:31,042 | 4,349 |
| Lebanon | 902 | 1:6,250 | 1,052 |
| France | 836 | 1:79,453 | 11,214 |
| United States | 628 | 1:577,164 | 47,275 |
| Jordan | 398 | 1:22,217 | 3,160 |
| Brazil | 392 | 1:546,108 | 20,459 |
| Canada | 213 | 1:172,984 | 17,319 |
| Argentina | 191 | 1:223,788 | 18,393 |
| Benin | 187 | 1:55,271 | 6,896 |
| Australia | 118 | 1:228,777 | 21,625 |
| Ecuador | 93 | 1:171,031 | 7,420 |
| United Arab Emirates | 93 | 1:98,519 | 8,703 |
| Kuwait | 77 | 1:49,360 | 5,585 |
| Bahrain | 73 | 1:18,474 | 3,432 |
| Qatar | 50 | 1:47,160 | 4,880 |
| Germany | 27 | 1:2,981,684 | 140,707 |
| Sweden | 23 | 1:428,120 | 30,474 |
| England | 21 | 1:2,653,241 | 94,788 |
| Venezuela | 17 | 1:1,776,710 | 22,419 |
| Peru | 14 | 1:2,270,294 | 26,427 |
| Oman | 14 | 1:263,426 | 4,299 |
| Switzerland | 10 | 1:821,292 | 53,588 |
| Spain | 10 | 1:4,675,204 | 78,608 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Cameroon | 8 | 1:2,596,134 | 118,056 |
| Monaco | 7 | 1:5,295 | 668 |
| Senegal | 7 | 1:2,082,763 | 4,662 |
| Uruguay | 7 | 1:490,251 | 25,911 |
| Austria | 7 | 1:1,216,491 | 80,919 |
| Ivory Coast | 6 | 1:3,845,205 | 48,272 |
| Algeria | 5 | 1:7,726,310 | 57,379 |
| Niger | 5 | 1:3,838,403 | 64,195 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Suriname | 4 | 1:138,154 | 7,029 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| Mauritania | 4 | 1:1,023,716 | 25,172 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
The alternate forms: Hélou (59) & Hèlou (3) are calculated separately.
Helou (2,865) may also be a first name.
Helou Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Helo, Helou, El Helou or Helu originated in Syria in around 1400 AD with a man named El Helou (pretty, handsome or sweet) who, for several reasons, ended up moving to northern Lebanon.
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Helou Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Helou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Helou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Helou (Arabic: حلو, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻫﻠﻮ) is more commonly found in Iraq than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Hélou or Hèlou. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Helou? popularity and diffusion
It is the 21,060th most commonly used last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 281,372 people. The last name Helou occurs mostly in Asia, where 79 percent of Helou live; 78 percent live in West Asia and 73 percent live in Levant. It is also the 135,927th most commonly held forename in the world It is held by 2,865 people.
The last name Helou is most commonly used in Iraq, where it is carried by 15,028 people, or 1 in 2,330. Besides Iraq this last name occurs in 76 countries. It is also found in Syria, where 6 percent live and Chad, where 5 percent live.
Helou Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Helou last name is primarily Maronite (48%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Helou last name are 0.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 54% being registered with the political party.
The amount Helou earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 159.46% more than the national average, earning S/. 50,296 per year; in United States they earn 29.88% more than the national average, earning $56,041 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.91% less than the national average, earning $49,230 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Helou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Helou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻫﻠﻮ | hlw | 80 |
| ﻫﻞ | hl | 20 |
| Helou in the Arabic language | ||
| حلو | hlw | - |
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