Hjelme Surname

1,118,459th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 217 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Hjelme Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hjelme Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1561:32,9634,617
Denmark551:102,6319,658
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
France11:66,422,722504,397

Hjelme Last Name Facts

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

Hjelme is held by more people in Norway than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hjelme? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,118,459th most widespread last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 33,583,161 people. The surname Hjelme occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Hjelme reside; 99 percent reside in Northern Europe and 99 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The surname Hjelme is most frequent in Norway, where it is carried by 156 people, or 1 in 32,963. In Norway it is most numerous in: Western Norway, where 71 percent live, Eastern Norway, where 17 percent live and Northern Norway, where 4 percent live. Barring Norway this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 25 percent live and Sweden, where 2 percent live.

Hjelme Last Name Statistics demography

Hjelme earn somewhat less than the average income. In Norway they earn 14.38% less than the national average, earning 296,320 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hjelmer9295/
Hjelm916,456/
Helme914,044/
Jelme912/
Hjelmead861/
Helmer8317,138/
Helmes833,347/
Helmey832,324/
Helmie83281/
Chelme83150/
Helmet83114/
Helmee8346/
Helmeš8318/
Häelme8313/
Hellme8310/
Helmei836/
Jelmer834/
Hjälme833/
Djelme832/
Helmez832/
Helmeh832/
Helmed831/
Hjelmå831/
Elme80698/
Jelm8097/
Hjlm801/
Hellmer771,504/
Chelmea77171/
Chelmes77133/
Helmeid77121/
Heilmer77105/
Hjelmér7763/
Hjelmaa7730/
Helmett7713/
Chelmey7711/
Chelmed7710/
Chelmer779/
Helmetz779/
Hellmeh776/
Helmech772/
Helmecz772/
Chelmez772/
Helmieh772/
Hellmee772/
Chelmet771/
Helmesh771/
Helmess771/
Heelmer770/
Hjelmesæth7519/
Helmy73187,508/
Helmi7345,039/
Helma731,599/
Hjälm73456/
Selme73259/
Gelme73148/
Yelme73135/
Jelma73127/
Hilme7365/
Jelmi7359/
Hielm7339/
Elmøe7320/
Elmey7319/
Häelm7315/
Elmee7314/
Celme7312/
Hylme737/
Jilme734/
Jellm734/
Hjælm733/
Zelme732/
Elmei732/
Elmme732/
Elmea732/
Elmeh731/
Jälme731/
Hyelm730/
Yhelm730/
Hellmech7116/
Hjälmhed713/
Hellmess712/
Chelmess712/
Hajielmi711/
Hychelme711/
Elm674,849/
Hilmer674,459/
Gelmez673,665/
Elmehy672,478/
Hilmes671,457/
Zelmer671,397/
Yelmer67815/
Hellmy67587/
Helmis67412/
Chelmi67363/
Yelmez67229/
Helmii67217/
Hellmi67208/
Gelmer67152/
Hilmee67131/
Hillme67115/
Hielmy67114/
Chelmy6792/
Hilmie6763/
Khelmi6755/
Helmér6751/
Celmea6749/
Hilmey6748/
Yelmeç6747/
Hyelma6737/
Chilme6733/
Helmit6731/
Helmys6730/
Häälme6727/
Selmee6726/
Chelma6715/
Helmih6713/
Selmej6713/
Jlm6711/
Ghelmy6710/
Khelmy679/
Hilmet677/
Helmiy676/
Heelmi676/
Zelmet675/
Ihelmi674/
Chleme674/
Ehelmi674/
Selmey673/
Selmie673/
Helmoi673/
Jelmit673/
Helmmi672/
Jilmer672/
Selmeh672/
Gelmes672/
Hailme672/
Hellma671/
Helmid671/
Zelmes671/
Yelmme671/
Helmay671/
Jehlmi671/
Helmij671/
Helmiß671/
Zhelmi671/
Yelmei671/
Yelmes671/
Gelmet671/
Djleme671/
Zelmeh671/
Shleme671/
Zelmie671/
Jealem671/
Jelmis671/
Hellmeist671/
Helmmy671/
Helmyz671/
Hilmei671/
Helmoy670/
Helmha670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hjelme
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