Helu Surname
Approximately 1,542 people bear this surname
Helu 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.
Helu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tonga | 385 | 1:279 | 63 |
| Mexico | 173 | 1:717,493 | 10,964 |
| Indonesia | 154 | 1:858,761 | 64,655 |
| South Africa | 144 | 1:376,234 | 33,811 |
| United States | 119 | 1:3,045,873 | 177,373 |
| Argentina | 116 | 1:368,478 | 28,618 |
| Dominican Republic | 108 | 1:96,601 | 4,209 |
| Taiwan | 71 | 1:330,208 | 2,647 |
| Namibia | 71 | 1:33,935 | 4,951 |
| New Zealand | 41 | 1:110,447 | 14,290 |
| Papua New Guinea | 35 | 1:232,963 | 32,024 |
| Brazil | 28 | 1:7,645,512 | 174,288 |
| Belgium | 21 | 1:547,459 | 51,586 |
| Australia | 16 | 1:1,687,231 | 81,699 |
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
| China | 8 | 1:170,915,196 | 8,932 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
The alternate forms: Helü (19), Helú (5) & Hélu (3) are calculated separately.
Helu (2,755) may also be a first name.
Helu 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.
- nicolasheloHelu Demographics
Average Helu Salary in
United States
$34,397 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Helu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Helu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Helu (Bengali: হেলু, Hindi: हेलू, Marathi: हेलु, Oriya: େହଲୁ, Tibetan: ཧི་ལུ་) is found in Tonga more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Helü, Helú or Hélu. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Helu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 255,797th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 4,726,035 people. Helu is mostly found in The Americas, where 35 percent of Helu reside; 27 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 25 percent reside in Polynesia. It is also the 139,223rd most frequent first name in the world, borne by 2,755 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Tonga, where it is carried by 385 people, or 1 in 279. Not including Tonga it occurs in 37 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 11 percent live and Indonesia, where 10 percent live.
Helu Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Helu surname are 41.47% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 88.24% registered with the political party.
The amount Helu earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 67.19% less than the national average, earning R 77,976 per year and in United States they earn 20.28% less than the national average, earning $34,397 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Helu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Helu in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཧི་ལུ་ | hilu | - |
| Helu in the Bengali language | ||
| হেলু | helu | - |
| Helu in the Hindi language | ||
| हेलू | helu | - |
| Helu in the Marathi language | ||
| हेलु | helu | 83.72 |
| हेलू | helu | 11.63 |
| हेळु | helu | 4.65 |
| Helu in the Oriya language | ||
| େହଲୁ | ehalu | 83.33 |
| େହଳୁ | ehalu | 16.67 |
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