Helwer Surname

1,098,270th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 223 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Denmark

Helwer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Helwer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany881:914,83564,706
Canada701:526,36644,416
United States441:8,237,703362,142
Denmark121:470,39330,183
Guatemala41:4,020,6677,726
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010

Helwer (10) may also be a first name.

Helwer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Helwer is found most in Germany. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Helwer.

How Common Is The Last Name Helwer? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,098,270th most frequently occurring last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 32,679,578 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 53 percent of Helwer live; 51 percent live in North America and 51 percent live in Anglo-North America. Helwer is also the 3,684,242nd most prevalent first name at a global level. It is borne by 10 people.

This surname is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 88 people, or 1 in 914,835. In Germany it is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 31 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 20 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 14 percent live. Beside Germany this surname is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 31 percent live and The United States, where 20 percent live.

Helwer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Helwer last name are 0.62% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 53.85% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Helwer earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 20.02% less than the national average, earning $34,512 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.96% more than the national average, earning $51,649 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hellwer9216/
Helwert925/
Elwer91549/
Helwerth8630/
Hellwert864/
Helber831,636/
Helver83237/
Halwer8316/
Elwerr8312/
Elwerd834/
Elweer834/
Holwer834/
Hilwer832/
Elwear831/
Helwerová801/
Helvert7753/
Helberh777/
Chelber775/
Ohlwier772/
Hillwer771/
Heyluer771/
Hielver771/
Eylwerd770/
Eylwert770/
Elwerth770/
Chelver770/
Elver731,439/
Elber73638/
Alwer73187/
Elwir7344/
Olwer7326/
Elwér736/
Eluer731/
Chelvier7118/
Höllwert7114/
Helwirth711/
Hillwert711/
Hilwerth711/
Chelvert711/
Hesselwerth711/
Helhouer710/
Ellwerth710/
Gelber672,967/
Hilber672,374/
Gelver67419/
Halver67391/
Elvert67375/
Höllwerth67233/
Elverd67206/
Eluere67160/
Eilber67142/
Holver6729/
Hölber6721/
Hilver6721/
Elberh6717/
Jelver6716/
Elvere6714/
Elbeer6710/
Allwer679/
Elvier677/
Hellwirth676/
Elwirr675/
Esluer674/
Alwear674/
Eluerd674/
Eulver673/
Alweer673/
Olwier671/
Ealver671/
Elluer671/
Alwerr671/
Ellber670/
Ilwert670/

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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 Helwer
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