Helwi Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Helwi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Helwi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Helwi (210) may also be a first name.

Helwi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Helwi is borne by more people in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Helwi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,034,050th most prevalent last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 67 percent of Helwi live; 67 percent live in Southeast Asia and 67 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Helwi is also the 624,169th most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 210 people.

Helwi is most prevalent in Malaysia, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 2,681,293. In Malaysia it is most numerous in: Johor, where 82 percent live, Kedah, where 9 percent live and Kuala Lumpur, where 9 percent live. Apart from Malaysia this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 21 percent live and Indonesia, where 21 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Helwih912/
Helwie912/
Khelwi911/
Helwiy911/
Chelwi911/
Helwai911/
Elwi892,182/
Kheelwi833/
Hellwis831/
Hellwit831/
Chelwai831/
Helwa807,700/
Helvi806,159/
Halwi80128/
Elwai8061/
Helwe8059/
Hilwi8058/
Elwii8051/
Elwie8032/
Helbi8028/
Helui8016/
Ellwi802/
Elwei801/
Helwé801/
Hellwich77515/
Chelwich775/
Heilweit771/
Heilwich770/
Halwai735,140/
Chelbi734,132/
Helvie73777/
Chelwa73574/
Chelvi73512/
Helweh7383/
Helvis7373/
Helvei7332/
Helvai7328/
Helwee7316/
Hellvi7312/
Hilwie7312/
Khelvi739/
Elwitt737/
Chelwe736/
Helviz735/
Hallwi735/
Hellwa734/
Chelui732/
Hailwi731/
Khelwe731/
Helwaa731/
Jelwei731/
Helbai731/
Elwoit731/
Helwys731/
Elwisz731/
Halwhi731/
Healvi731/
Helway731/
Helvui731/
Eilwis730/
Helwey730/
Holwie730/
Alwi6730,656/
Elwy676,782/
Elvi671,192/
Elwa671,026/
Elbi67952/
Elui67527/
Olwi67295/
Elwe67126/
Ilwi6756/
Helvich6721/
Hellwer6716/
Elwaidh6714/
Jlwi674/
Elwheid674/
Holwieh673/
Hellway672/
Chelvis672/
Chellvi671/
Hellvio671/
Chelvai671/
Chellui671/
Cheluis671/
Hillwie671/
Hillwij671/
Chellbi671/
Heilvis671/
Hallwei671/
Chelwey671/
Chelvie671/
Hajlewi671/
Chelway671/
Cheluie671/
Ellwoid670/
Hellvis670/

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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 Helwi
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