Helpelä Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Estonia

Helpelä Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Helpelä Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

The alternate forms: Helpela (1) are calculated separately.

Helpelä Last Name Facts

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

The surname Helpelä is more commonly found in Finland than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Helpela. Click here for further possible spellings of Helpelä.

How Common Is The Last Name Helpelä? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,117,718th most frequently used last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Helpelä is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Helpelä live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 86 percent live in Scandinavia.

It is most commonly occurring in Finland, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 1,374,176. In Finland it is most common in: Uusimaa, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Finland this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Estonia, where 14 percent reside and Norway, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Helpela951/
Hilpelä866/
Helppilä801/
Elpeloa7180/
Hilpilä713/
Elpeili711/
Helpilia674/
Elpeleth671/
Elpitelli6313/
Elpilia5712/
Elpitli578/
Halpali577/
Elpilio572/
Jlpeleh571/
Elpalle571/
Jilpeli571/
Elphilip531/

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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
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  • 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 Helpelä
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