Helyer Surname

540,057th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 595 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Helyer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Helyer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3321:167,82515,507
United States1261:2,876,658169,773
Australia331:818,05251,601
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
New Zealand251:181,13319,287
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Wales111:281,32115,850
Northern Ireland101:184,5049,341
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1991:122,48911,611
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

Helyer (13) may also be a first name.

Helyer Last Name Facts

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

Helyer occurs most in England. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Helyer click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Helyer? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 540,057th most frequently occurring family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,247,976 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 61 percent of Helyer reside; 61 percent reside in Northern Europe and 61 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 3,159,357th most numerous first name worldwide, held by 13 people.

It is most frequently used in England, where it is borne by 332 people, or 1 in 167,825. In England Helyer is mostly concentrated in: Durham, where 13 percent live, Greater London, where 10 percent live and Devon, where 10 percent live. Not including England this surname occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 21 percent live and Australia, where 6 percent live.

Helyer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Helyer has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Helyer last name grew 167 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 434 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 220 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Helyer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Helyer are 0.59999999999999% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 52.63% being registered with the party.

The amount Helyer earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.21% more than the national average, earning $44,966 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.18% less than the national average, earning $45,121 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hellyer924,130/
Heylyer921/
Chelyer921/
Healyer920/
Heilyer920/
Elyer9114/
Hellyerr861/
Hellyerd860/
Hiellyer860/
Hilyer831,120/
Helier83257/
Helger83191/
Hylyer830/
Gelyer830/
Hillyer775,133/
Hellier772,449/
Heliere77137/
Hellger7739/
Heilger777/
Chelger775/
Chelier775/
Hilyerd775/
Healier774/
Hilyert772/
Heilier771/
Chilyer771/
Eislyer771/
Hyllyer770/
Helierr770/
Heiljer770/
Gellyer770/
Hylyier770/
Helgier770/
Helhier770/
Elger731,661/
Elier7372/
Eljer7316/
Elyér731/
Ilyer730/
Chellier71313/
Hesliere7126/
Elhayyer712/
Heyllger711/
Chealier711/
Heijlger711/
Hiellier710/
Hillyier710/
Hilllyer710/
Heylijer710/
Healiher710/
Hillyert710/
Helliere710/
Helliher710/
Hilger6711,402/
Jelier67264/
Ellger67242/
Eslier6773/
Ellier6733/
Eljert6724/
Elijer6721/
D'Hellier6721/
Eylier6718/
Hilier6714/
Gelier678/
Hélier675/
Eleaer672/
Eljere672/
Eulier672/
Hiljer672/
Eilier672/
Jeljer671/
Eliert671/
Eliere671/
Gilyer670/
Hylier670/
Hylger670/
Illyer670/

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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
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  • 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 Helyer
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