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.
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Helu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Helu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Helu (Bengali: হেলু, Hindi: हेलू, Marathi: हेलु, Oriya: େହଲୁ, Tibetan: ཧི་ལུ་) is more commonly found in Tonga than any other country/territory. It may also be found as: Helü, Helú or Hélu. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Helu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 255,797th most frequent family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 4,726,035 people. Helu is predominantly found in The Americas, where 35 percent of Helu are found; 27 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 25 percent are found in Polynesia. It is also the 139,223rd most frequently held first name internationally, borne by 2,755 people.
Helu is most widely held in Tonga, where it is borne by 385 people, or 1 in 279. Beside Tonga this surname exists in 37 countries. It also occurs in Mexico, where 11 percent are found and Indonesia, where 10 percent are found.
Helu Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Helu surname are 41.47% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 88.24% being registered with the 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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