Hjelms Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Hjelms Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Hjelms Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hjelms Come From? nationality or country of origin
Hjelms occurs most in Norway. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hjelms? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,968,613th most widely held family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 50 percent of Hjelms are found; 50 percent are found in Northern Europe and 50 percent are found in Scandinavia.
The surname Hjelms is most widespread in Norway, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 2,571,143. In Norway Hjelms is most prevalent in: Eastern Norway, where 50 percent live and Western Norway, where 50 percent live. Without taking into account Norway this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Georgia, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 25 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hjelmås | 92 | 100 | / |
| Hjelmsø | 92 | 58 | / |
| Helms | 91 | 51,546 | / |
| Jelms | 91 | 1 | / |
| Hellms | 83 | 53 | / |
| Chelms | 83 | 15 | / |
| Helmst | 83 | 8 | / |
| Heilms | 83 | 7 | / |
| Healms | 83 | 2 | / |
| Helmse | 83 | 2 | / |
| Khelms | 83 | 1 | / |
| Helmss | 83 | 1 | / |
| Elms | 80 | 8,714 | / |
| Hjälmås | 77 | 11 | / |
| Hjelmze | 77 | 3 | / |
| Helmsøe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Celms | 73 | 404 | / |
| Zelms | 73 | 165 | / |
| Gelms | 73 | 75 | / |
| Ellms | 73 | 67 | / |
| Selms | 73 | 24 | / |
| Hilms | 73 | 19 | / |
| Helmz | 73 | 3 | / |
| Elmss | 73 | 1 | / |
| Elmms | 73 | 1 | / |
| Helmch | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yelmss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hillms | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hellmch | 62 | 1 | / |
| Jlmz | 60 | 2 | / |
| Xlms | 60 | 1 | / |
| Zlms | 60 | 1 | / |
| Clems | 55 | 118 | / |
| Slems | 55 | 6 | / |
| Silms | 55 | 2 | / |
| Zilms | 55 | 1 | / |
| Zelmz | 55 | 1 | / |
| Gilms | 55 | 0 | / |
| Clem's | 50 | 1 | / |
| Clemms | 50 | 0 | / |
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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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- 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 Hjelms
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