Hjelte Surname

429,441st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 803 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Hjelte Surname User-submission:

The surname Hjelte means 'hero' in Swedish.

Hjelte Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden7131:13,8101,189
United States541:6,712,202314,667
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Norway91:571,36544,190
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Hjelte Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Hjelte means 'hero' in Swedish.

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Hjelte Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hjelte occurs more in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hjelte? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 429,441st most commonly occurring surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 9,075,400 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 91 percent of Hjelte are found; 90 percent are found in Northern Europe and 90 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name Hjelte is most common in Sweden, where it is held by 713 people, or 1 in 13,810. In Sweden Hjelte is primarily concentrated in: Stockholm County, where 21 percent live, Västra Götaland County, where 15 percent live and Östergötland County, where 15 percent live. Barring Sweden it occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 7 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.

Hjelte Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hjelte surname are 5.86% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 59.09% registered with the political party.

The amount Hjelte earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 39.85% less than the national average, earning 208,174 kr per year; in United States they earn 1.87% more than the national average, earning $43,954 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.19% less than the national average, earning $41,640 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hjelter9240/
Hjelt91813/
Helte9159/
Jelte9126/
Hjeltess861/
Helter83294/
Hjälte83215/
Jeltes83170/
Chelte8344/
Hielte8326/
Khelte8311/
Jelter8311/
Jelteh838/
Tjelte835/
Heldte831/
Hjælte831/
Heltei831/
Heltey830/
Elte80254/
Jelt803/
Chelter77135/
Cheltez771/
Cheltte771/
Chealte771/
Chielte771/
Helttie771/
Heslter771/
Healter771/
Healthe771/
Healtie771/
Healtey770/
Heilter770/
Heelter770/
Helther770/
Jelti731,541/
Helta73245/
Helti73165/
Hilte73126/
Selte73119/
Jilte7355/
Gelte7325/
Hjält7319/
Jelta7316/
Helty7314/
Jelty7311/
Elthe737/
Eltee734/
Jelts733/
Celte733/
Højlt733/
Zhelt732/
Zelte732/
Eltea732/
Djelt732/
Hjeld731/
Yelte731/
Jeldt731/
Jlete731/
Hielt730/
Ehelt730/
Eltey730/
Healther711/
Chealter711/
Cheiltee711/
Chehelte711/
Heseltes710/
Djelti673,527/
Jelthi67414/
Elt67375/
Zelter67351/
Gelter67317/
Heltai67278/
Hilter67109/
Zeelte6764/
Chelty6760/
Heltay6759/
Heillette6740/
Yelter6733/
Seldte6723/
Hiltet6715/
Chilte6713/
Jlt6712/
Hälter679/
Jilthe677/
Hiltey676/
Healty675/
Jeltyi674/
Selthe674/
Schlte673/
Heltha673/
Jeltih672/
Seltey672/
Chelti672/
Seltea672/
Heltis672/
Khilte671/
Heltta671/
Hsuelt671/
Hiltee671/
Hilthe671/
Gelthe671/
Zelteh671/
Zhelty671/
Yeltei671/
Yelthe671/
Sellte671/
Seltie671/
Sielte671/
Helthy671/
Khelti671/
Hoylte671/
Jealty671/
Suelte671/
Tjelti671/
Hilted671/
Hyelta671/
Jellti671/
Ehilte671/
Elthey671/
Hesseltje671/
Heelta671/
Celtey670/
Hieltz670/
Jeltis670/
Scelte670/
Geltes670/
Seltte670/
Yeltie670/
Hiltte670/
Hiltez670/

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