Helt Surname

110,852nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,191 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Denmark

Helt Surname Definition:

(German, Dutch, English) The hero or champion; one who lived on the slope or declivity.

Helt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,6821:135,14514,152
Denmark4341:13,0061,248
Poland3061:124,21218,374
Hungary1701:57,7436,047
Brazil1381:1,551,26351,554
Czechia711:149,76723,219
Argentina651:657,59145,740
France571:1,165,311123,217
Germany471:1,712,88299,068
Slovakia451:118,58822,142
England381:1,466,26563,675
Sweden281:351,67024,678
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
Ukraine211:2,167,747147,417
Netherlands181:938,17663,634
Norway101:514,22941,629
Croatia91:469,84536,710
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6231:80,6088,486

Helt (23) may also be a first name.

Helt Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German, Dutch, English) The hero or champion; one who lived on the slope or declivity.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Helt Last Name Facts

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

Helt (Arabic: هيلط) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Helt? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 110,852nd most commonly used family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,738,856 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 65 percent of Helt are found; 60 percent are found in North America and 60 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,239,265th most commonly occurring given name in the world It is held by 23 people.

This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 2,682 people, or 1 in 135,145. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 8 percent reside, Wisconsin, where 8 percent reside and Oklahoma, where 7 percent reside. Excluding The United States this last name is found in 29 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 10 percent reside and Poland, where 7 percent reside.

Helt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Helt has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Helt last name increased 430 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 345 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Helt Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Helt last name are 17.35% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.12% being registered with the party.

The amount Helt earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 15.06% less than the national average, earning 293,952 kr per year; in United States they earn 0.45% less than the national average, earning $42,956 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.55% more than the national average, earning $60,392 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heldt898,964/
Hjelt89813/
Helth89177/
Hoelt89105/
Helte8959/
Healt8940/
Hellt8915/
Chelt8914/
Helts8911/
Heltt898/
Heltø892/
Hehlt891/
Hielt890/
Heilt890/
Heult890/
Hel863,600/
Elt86375/
Health80148/
Hoeldt8059/
Chelte8044/
Hetlet8035/
Heldth8013/
Khelte8011/
Kheldt808/
D'Helt804/
Chelts803/
Heselt801/
Heildt801/
Heldte801/
Heiltz801/
Cheltt800/
Healet800/
Healts800/
Heglit800/
Heilht800/
Holt75168,012/
Held7548,433/
Heil7536,266/
Hell7514,520/
Hele7510,213/
Chel758,429/
Hilt756,555/
Heal756,399/
Khel754,382/
Hehl753,859/
Heyl753,423/
Hejl752,577/
Hiel751,845/
Heel751,757/
Halt751,377/
Help75396/
Gelt75283/
Elte75254/
Elts7593/
Hesl7573/
Heul7572/
Helø7543/
Hylt7532/
Ellt757/
Eldt757/
Hjel755/
Jelt753/
Ahlt753/
Ohlt753/
Eilt753/
Eult752/
Helh752/
Elht752/
Ehlt751/
Eltt751/
Hetl751/
Høel751/
Oelt751/
Ejlt751/
Eslt751/
Eltd751/
Elth751/
Aelt750/
Eichelt73229/
Heltová73134/
Heiselt73109/
Hesselt7343/
D'Heldt7334/
Hessilt7311/
Heltsch738/
Chieldt736/
Heltova736/
Healett734/
Cheltte731/
Chealte731/
Healthe731/
Ejchelt731/
Aichelt731/
Cheilet731/
Hycelth731/
Heylett730/
Heilhet730/
Heallet730/
El6739,116/
Helle679,960/
Heald679,428/
Cheal678,860/
Chele676,299/
Chell673,271/
Hilts672,805/
Heale672,053/
Holdt671,927/
Khele671,903/
Eilts671,831/
Chelh671,401/
Holth671,230/
Hisel671,122/
Hildt67809/
Heile67717/
Hohlt67706/
Hesel67651/
Ahalt67483/
Kheil67481/
Hield67468/
Iselt67440/
Kheyl67431/
Cheel67413/
Eglit67391/
Khelh67359/
Geldt67353/
Hetel67317/
Heijl67264/
Kheel67263/
Heyle67259/
Ichel67234/
Khell67222/
Ealet67188/
Heele67176/
Häßel67144/
Kheld67138/
Cheul67136/
Hilte67126/
Hegli67122/
Echel67114/
Heill6793/
Chiel6793/
Hitel6792/
Heyll6791/
Heisl6789/
Heitl6788/
Hallt6786/
Höltz6784/
Heßel6783/
Hecel6775/
Hejll6772/
Hysel6767/
Ehlts6764/
Hoeld6756/
Häsel6753/
Hesle6749/
Hiltt6747/
Chehl6746/
Haldt6744/
Hettl6744/
Hylts6739/
Höllt6739/
Hjell6738/
Hiell6734/
Cheil6734/
Halth6731/
Helds6731/
Hytel6731/
Hetil6727/
Chilt6725/
Heløe6724/
Kheal6723/
Helcz6723/
Hesil6722/
Høgel6721/
Heild6720/
Hjält6719/
Hollt6717/
Gheyl6717/
Chhel6715/
Chetl6710/
Eilet6710/
Hey'l679/
Haltt678/
Elthe677/
Holtt677/
Hilth677/
Eldth677/
Holht677/
Helthová676/
Hölte676/
Heall675/
Heldtová675/
Cheyl675/
Hillt674/
Hehtl674/
Chelp674/
Ellts673/
Jhilt673/
Ealth673/
Helld673/
Hycel673/
Højlt673/
Cheld673/
Heelh673/
Jchel673/
Eilte672/
Healh672/
Khejl672/
Eylet672/
Hylet672/
Øholt672/
Eichellt672/
Hylth672/
Heldh672/
Khehl671/
Heeyl671/
Hehll671/
Huilt671/
Hjeld671/
Ealte671/
Ellth671/
Eselt671/
Chesl671/
Hellh671/
Heldp671/
Hicel671/
Heihl671/
Heldtova671/
Uheel671/
Gelth671/
Chylt671/
Chehelte671/
Helll671/
Yselt671/
Jeldt671/
Helph670/
Heull670/
Heuld670/
Heahl670/
Etlet670/
Hijlt670/
Eelts670/
Hiehl670/
Eichelts670/
Heeld670/

Helt Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Helt in the Arabic language
هيلطhylt-

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