Helter Surname

906,170th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 294 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Hungary

Helter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Helter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1291:2,809,759166,838
Hungary571:172,21515,080
Germany521:1,548,18292,602
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
England21:27,859,030389,889
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States801:627,73441,746

Helter (593) may also be a first name.

Helter Last Name Facts

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

The surname Helter is found most frequently in The United States. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Helter? popularity and diffusion

The surname Helter is the 906,170th most frequent last name globally, borne by around 1 in 24,787,571 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 55 percent of Helter reside; 51 percent reside in North America and 51 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 343,462nd most commonly occurring first name world-wide, borne by 593 people.

This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 129 people, or 1 in 2,809,759. In The United States Helter is most prevalent in: Ohio, where 35 percent reside, Nebraska, where 12 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 12 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Hungary, where 19 percent reside and Germany, where 18 percent reside.

Helter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Helter has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Helter last name rose 161 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Helter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Helter last name are 24.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 71.43% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Helter earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.03% less than the national average, earning $43,138 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.01% less than the national average, earning $44,215 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hoelter92482/
Chelter92135/
Hjelter9240/
Khelter921/
Heltere921/
Heltger921/
Heslter921/
Healter921/
Heilter920/
Heulter920/
Heelter920/
Helther920/
Elter913,806/
Helte9159/
Healther861/
Chealter861/
Halter8313,291/
Holter836,403/
Hölter831,493/
Hjelte83803/
Gelter83317/
Elteer83309/
Elteir83278/
Eltear83214/
Aelter83130/
Hilter83109/
Chelte8344/
Hielte8326/
Khelte8311/
Jelter8311/
Hälter839/
Eltier836/
Elther832/
Heldte831/
Ahlter831/
Heltei831/
Eltert830/
Heltey830/
Elte80254/
Eichelter8023/
Helterova803/
Holtier7715/
Holtter7711/
Hiltert773/
Hillter773/
Halteur772/
Haltier772/
Khilter771/
Cheltez771/
Cheltte771/
Chealte771/
Chielte771/
Helttie771/
Haylter771/
Hollter771/
Hiltier771/
Healthe771/
Healtie771/
Eltheer771/
Heiltje771/
Healtey770/
Holteer770/
Hallter770/
Hiltger770/
Eltherp770/
Alter7312,948/
Ilter7312,008/
Olter73493/
Helta73245/
Helti73165/
Eltes73130/
Hilte73126/
Eltir7395/
Eltez7388/
Jelte7326/
Gelte7325/
Helty7314/
Eltér7313/
Elthe737/
Eltet736/
Eltee734/
Eltre734/
Eilte732/
Eltea732/
Ylter732/
Eltie731/
Ealte731/
Älter731/
Ölter731/
Eltep731/
Eltey730/
Elterova7123/
Eltahier7118/
Eltaheir714/
Cheiltee711/
Chehelte711/
Heseltes710/
Higliter710/
Chiltier710/
Eglite675,514/
Altier671,681/
Eltair671,168/
Heltai67278/
Eltehe67244/
Altear67240/
Eltayr67122/
Chelty6760/
Heltay6759/
Yılter6746/
Gilter6742/
Heillette6740/
Eeltee6722/
Elthie6719/
Alhter6717/
Alteir6715/
Hiltet6715/
Chilte6713/
Jelteh678/
Elthir677/
Hiltey676/
Healty675/
Eltire675/
Allter674/
Alteer674/
Elthes673/
Heltha673/
Alterå673/
Holtjr672/
Chelti672/
Heltis672/
Alterh672/
Khilte671/
Heltta671/
Hiltee671/
Eiltes671/
Eelete671/
Gelthe671/
Yolter671/
Helthy671/
Khelti671/
Etlteh671/
Hoylte671/
Hjælte671/
Olteur671/
Alteur671/
Hilted671/
Elttir671/
Elteip671/
Elthey671/
Hesseltje671/
Heelta671/
Hiltje671/
Altter670/
Aalter670/
Aldter670/
Hiltte670/
Hiltez670/

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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
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  • 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 Helter
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