Helwich Surname

450,362nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 755 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Helwich Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Haluig (man, fight); dweller at, or near, a military road; one who came from Hellweg (army road), in Germany; descendant of Hiltiwic (fight, fight); descendant of Hailwich (holy, fight).

Helwich Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland4331:87,78013,581
Germany2021:398,54236,874
United States961:3,775,614208,022
England41:13,929,515290,718
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Helwich Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of Haluig (man, fight); dweller at, or near, a military road; one who came from Hellweg (army road), in Germany; descendant of Hiltiwic (fight, fight); descendant of Hailwich (holy, fight).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Helwich Last Name Facts

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

The last name Helwich occurs more in Poland more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Helwich.

How Common Is The Last Name Helwich? popularity and diffusion

It is the 450,362nd most commonly used family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 9,652,379 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Helwich reside; 57 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 57 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

It is most prevalent in Poland, where it is carried by 433 people, or 1 in 87,780. Aside from Poland this surname occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 27 percent are found and The United States, where 13 percent are found.

Helwich Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Helwich has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Helwich surname grew 873 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Helwich Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Helwich are 21.98% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 68.75% being registered with the political party.

Helwich earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.22% less than the national average, earning $42,191 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hellwich93515/
Chelwich935/
Heilwich930/
Elwich9218/
Helwic927/
Helbich86802/
Helvich8621/
Helwicz861/
Halwich861/
Holwich861/
Helwish860/
Elwitch860/
Elwic831/
Hollwich8032/
Hallwich8015/
Hällwich801/
Gellwich800/
Elbich7795/
Helvic7791/
Elwish7754/
Elvich777/
Ölwich773/
Alwich772/
Helwis771/
Olwich771/
Hallwhich752/
Chelbisch751/
Hellbisch751/
Hilbich71582/
Helbych71276/
Gelvich7165/
Hälbich7147/
Helbech7132/
Gelbich7128/
Holwech7125/
Helvichová7115/
Helbích715/
Helvici712/
Helvych711/
Hellwis711/
Olwoich711/
Elwihse711/
Elhbich711/
Elwishe711/
Alwhich711/
Halvich710/
Helwitz710/
Helbish710/
Elwis67222/
Hylewicz6767/
Hellwitz6719/
Hillbich677/
Khelvish671/
Elvic671/
Elwix670/
Heulwitz670/

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