Helya Surname
Approximately 115 people bear this surname
Helya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 112 | 1:472,693 | 32,330 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
The alternate forms: Hélya (10) are calculated separately.
Helya (362) may also be a first name.
Helya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Helya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Helya (Hindi: हेल्या) is found most in Tanzania. It may also appear as a variant: Hélya. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Helya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,701,480th most frequently occurring surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 63,369,964 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Helya are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Helya is also the 457,558th most widely held first name globally, held by 362 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is held by 112 people, or 1 in 472,693. In Tanzania it is most common in: Shinyanga Region, where 93 percent live, Mwanza Region, where 4 percent live and Rukwa Region, where 4 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 2 percent live and Uganda, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Helya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Helya in the Hindi language | ||
| हेल्या | helya | - |
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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 Helya
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