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
The surname Hjelms occurs more in Norway more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Hjelms? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,968,613th most common last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Hjelms 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.
Hjelms is most numerous in Norway, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 2,571,143. In Norway Hjelms is most common in: Eastern Norway, where 50 percent reside and Western Norway, where 50 percent reside. Without taking into account Norway this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Georgia, where 25 percent reside and The United States, where 25 percent reside.
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
- 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 Hjelms
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