Helva Surname
Approximately 735 people bear this surname
Helva Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 618 | 1:125,925 | 10,386 |
| Israel | 98 | 1:87,323 | 10,358 |
| Finland | 10 | 1:549,670 | 32,186 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Helva (1,088) may also be a first name.
Helva Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Helva Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Helva (Arabic: هيلفا) occurs in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Helva? popularity and diffusion
The surname Helva is the 459,598th most commonly held surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 9,915,028 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 87 percent of Helva live; 86 percent live in West Asia and 73 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 241,985th most common first name globally. It is borne by 1,088 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Turkey, where it is carried by 618 people, or 1 in 125,925. In Turkey Helva is primarily concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 31 percent reside, Manisa Province, where 22 percent reside and Izmir Province, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Turkey it is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 13 percent reside and Finland, where 1 percent reside.
Helva Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Helva has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name declined 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Helva Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Helva in the Arabic language | ||
| هيلفا | hylfa | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Helva
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