Helén Surname

712,393rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 411 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Finland

Helén Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Helén Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden2441:40,3563,216
Finland1541:35,6934,617
Norway91:571,36544,190
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Helen (47,484), Helèn (5) & Hélen (1) are calculated separately.

Helén (3,148) may also be a first name.

Helén Last Name Facts

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

The surname Helén occurs more in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Helen, Helèn or Hélen. Click here to see other potential spellings of Helén.

How Common Is The Last Name Helén? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 712,393rd most widely held last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 17,731,255 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Helén are found; 99 percent are found in Northern Europe and 99 percent are found in Scandinavia. Helén is also the 128,228th most prevalent first name globally It is held by 3,148 people.

The surname Helén is most widely held in Sweden, where it is borne by 244 people, or 1 in 40,356. In Sweden Helén is most common in: Uppsala County, where 28 percent reside, Stockholm County, where 27 percent reside and Västra Götaland County, where 10 percent reside. Beside Sweden this last name is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Finland, where 37 percent reside and Norway, where 2 percent reside.

Helén Last Name Statistics demography

Helén earn significantly more than the average income. In Norway they earn 33.33% more than the national average, earning 461,443 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Helen9347,484/
Helèn935/
Hellén91234/
Chelén915/
Hjelén912/
Heln8944/
Elén8920/
Hélen871/
Helin808,527/
Hylén80463/
Helyn8066/
Ehlén8049/
Helne8037/
Hilén8011/
Heeln804/
Cheln802/
Helln802/
Yhlén802/
Helín802/
Heiln801/
Hjeln801/
Gelén801/
Ellén801/
Helng801/
Helnn800/
Healn800/
Eln7530/
Heylen736,570/
Hellen734,103/
Heslin733,160/
Hellin732,792/
Heling731,851/
Heulin731,174/
Chelin73973/
Gellén73910/
Khelen73438/
Heluin73429/
Heglin73359/
Chelen73294/
Heilen73270/
Hehlen73233/
Heylin73194/
Hellyn73154/
Hjelen73133/
Heelen73102/
Heleen7391/
Hielen7376/
Helien7362/
Heslen7359/
Hyllén7355/
Heleng7353/
Hellín7340/
Helend7339/
Hillén7336/
Healen7329/
Khelin7327/
Icheln7323/
Hellne7320/
Heßeln7319/
Heelin7318/
Heulen7316/
Hällén7313/
Chelne7310/
Chelyn739/
Hetlen738/
Helind738/
Helenn737/
Heluun734/
Heleun734/
Chelnt734/
Healin733/
Helynn733/
Hehlin732/
Geheln732/
Chelín732/
Chelng731/
Hetlin731/
Hetlne731/
Heilin731/
Healyn731/
Hjelin731/
Heilyn731/
Hellün731/
Helink731/
Hele'n731/
Gehlén731/
Hellnc731/
Heylyn730/
Helgin730/
Heelnd730/
Helemn730/
Echeln730/
Elin676,559/
Helling676,010/
Elen673,070/
Heiling671,564/
Chellen671,025/
Hesling67841/
Cheleng67819/
Helluin67532/
Healing67478/
Elyn67354/
Chellin67269/
Helenne67215/
Heeling67194/
Heislen67141/
Cheslin67139/
Cheling67134/
Hetling67126/
Chelina67123/
Heslink67118/
Hjellen67117/
Heijlen67103/
Helinck6786/
Helynck6785/
Hehling6784/
Chetlin6779/
Hellemn6775/
Hesseln6761/
Ylén6754/
Hellend6749/
Ihln6749/
Ilén6739/
Cheleen6731/
Heallen6728/
Heullin6728/
Helleng6727/
D'Helin6726/
Chetlen6724/
Cheluun6721/
Esln6720/
Chelion6718/
Elne6718/
Cheelen6713/
Khelina6711/
Jhln677/
Heilien676/
Helleen675/
Elnd675/
Geln675/
Ealn674/
Hellien674/
Jeln674/
Kheylin673/
Khellin673/
Heyleng673/
Elnå673/
Helänne673/
Chelyna673/
Chealin672/
Elln672/
Hellinc672/
Khellen672/
Chelenk672/
Hellent672/
Hellgin672/
Helglin671/
Heilend671/
Heislin671/
D'Helen671/
Heilene671/
Hiln671/
Heellen671/
Heylene671/
Jehelyn671/
Helinne671/
Hellijn671/
Elín671/
Cheylin671/
Elng671/
Helllin671/
Ejln671/
Elnc671/
Elnk671/
Elnn671/
Elnt671/
Cheulen671/
Chelaen671/
Chellnh671/
Hehelen671/
Heileen671/
Khelyna671/
Hesllen670/
Chelynn670/
Heilent670/
Heelion670/
Heitlen670/
Hesleen670/
Chelien670/
Heullen670/
Cheslen670/
Heaglin670/
Hellind670/
Heaslin670/
Heyling670/
Healend670/
Heillen670/

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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 Helén
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