Hjelm Surname

75,980th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,456 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Faroe Islands

Hjelm Surname Definition:

(Swedish) Helmet.

Hjelm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden3,9271:2,507237
United States1,0921:331,92230,052
Denmark6251:9,032829
Finland2971:18,5072,635
Norway2781:18,4972,327
Faroe Islands691:71097
Iceland521:7,309780
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
France101:6,642,272293,169
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
England91:6,190,895170,599
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Hjelm Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Swedish) Helmet.

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

Hjelm Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hjelm occurs most in Sweden. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hjelm? popularity and diffusion

Hjelm is the 75,980th most frequently occurring surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,128,802 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 82 percent of Hjelm are found; 81 percent are found in Northern Europe and 81 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This surname is most numerous in Sweden, where it is carried by 3,927 people, or 1 in 2,507. In Sweden Hjelm is most frequent in: Stockholm County, where 23 percent live, Västra Götaland County, where 17 percent live and Östergötland County, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account Sweden it occurs in 31 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent live and Denmark, where 10 percent live.

Hjelm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hjelm has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Hjelm last name increased 4,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hjelm Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hjelm surname are 5.25% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.02% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Hjelm earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 7.17% less than the national average, earning 321,283 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 38.09% more than the national average, earning R 328,152 per year; in United States they earn 12.51% more than the national average, earning $48,545 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.93% less than the national average, earning $34,814 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hjelme91217/
Hjelmå911/
Helm8944,469/
Jelm8997/
Hjlm891/
Helme804,044/
Hjälm80456/
Chelm80117/
Khelm8056/
Hellm8048/
Hielm8039/
Häelm8015/
Heilm804/
Jellm804/
Hjælm803/
Healm802/
Helmm802/
Hejlm802/
Jelme802/
Helmt801/
Helmø801/
Helmh801/
Hyelm800/
Yhelm800/
Elm754,849/
Jlm7511/
Chelme73150/
Häelme7313/
Hellme7310/
Hjälme733/
Djelme732/
Chellm731/
Healem731/
Kheelm731/
Hetlem731/
Chelmh731/
Cheelm731/
Jealem731/
Heylem731/
Helmdt730/
Gelm67730/
Selm67720/
Hilm67275/
Zelm67268/
Yelm67159/
Celm6727/
Chetlem678/
Ehlm675/
Jilm675/
Elmå674/
Ellm674/
Elhm673/
Hzlm672/
Shlm672/
Jzlm672/
Ejlm672/
Hichelm671/
Helmhch671/
Hesselm671/
Jølm671/
Sehelmm671/
Elmm671/
Hxlm671/
Chesilm671/
Sjlm671/
Zjlm671/
Hslm671/
Heiglim671/
Hylm670/

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