Helving Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Helving Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Helving Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Helving (11) may also be a first name.

Helving Last Name Facts

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

Helving is carried by more people in Denmark than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Helving? popularity and diffusion

Helving is the 6,360,413th most numerous family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 78 percent of Helving live; 56 percent live in Northern Europe and 56 percent live in Scandinavia. Helving is also the 3,487,849th most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 11 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Denmark, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 1,128,943. In Denmark it is mostly concentrated in: Region of Southern Denmark, where 100 percent live. Besides Denmark this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 11 percent live and Hungary, where 11 percent live.

Helving Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Helving has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Helving last name decreased 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hellving931/
Elving92557/
Helvin92191/
Holving8637/
Jelving8635/
Hellvin8616/
Hjelvin8613/
Helvind8612/
Helvink8611/
Hylving8611/
Hilving869/
Chelvin864/
Gelving862/
Helvine861/
Khelvin861/
Halving861/
Elvin836,188/
Chelvain801/
Helbhing801/
Elvina772,378/
Gelvin77616/
Elvine77229/
Alving77164/
Olving77103/
Helven7772/
Elvung7736/
Ellvin7730/
Hälvin7727/
Jelvin7720/
Ylving7720/
Elveng7718/
Elvind7712/
Helvín7711/
Elväng779/
Ilving778/
Elvein775/
Hilvin774/
Elvéin771/
Ielvin771/
Elvain771/
Helbein7131/
Chelven7114/
Elvaine714/
Jølving713/
Gilving712/
Halväng712/
Gelvina711/
Gelvion711/
Chilvin711/
Elvinth711/
Ellvine711/
Helwein711/
Hillvin711/
Elven67416/
Elvén6789/
Elvyn6782/
Gillving6741/
Geelvink6722/
Hellwein6716/
Ylvin6715/
Chilvien679/
Ilvin674/
Chelwein671/
Jeluinhg671/

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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 Helving
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