Helú Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Nicaragua

Helú Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Helú Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768

The alternate forms: Helu (1,542), Helü (19) & Hélu (3) are calculated separately.

Helú Last Name Facts

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

Helú is found most in Mexico. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Helu, Helü or Hélu. For other possible spellings of Helú click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Helú? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,193,072nd most widespread last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Helú occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Helú are found; 40 percent are found in North America and 40 percent are found in Hispano-North America.

The last name Helú is most widely held in Mexico, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 62,063,102. In Mexico Helú is most common in: Chiapas, where 50 percent live and Puebla, where 50 percent live. Outside of Mexico Helú is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 20 percent live and The Dominican Republic, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Helu921,542/
Helü9219/
Hélu833/
Hilú754/
Helou6725,900/
Chelu673,161/
Heelu67349/
Heliu67328/
Helus67252/
Khelu67175/
Heluy67159/
Helut67142/
Hellu67123/
Heleu67105/
Heilu6723/
Heloe6718/
Helui6716/
Helau6715/
Heloo6711/
Heluz675/
Hehlu671/
Healu671/
Heslu671/
Helux671/
Helho671/
Haelu671/

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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 Helú
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