Hälsig Surname

1,620,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 124 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Hälsig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hälsig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1221:659,88151,431
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

The alternate forms: Halsig (137) are calculated separately.

Hälsig Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hälsig occurs most in Germany. It may also appear as: Halsig. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hälsig? popularity and diffusion

The surname Hälsig is the 1,620,164th most frequently held family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 58,770,532 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Hälsig are found; 99 percent are found in Western Europe and 99 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most numerous in Germany, where it is carried by 122 people, or 1 in 659,881. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Saxony, where 51 percent reside, Bavaria, where 15 percent reside and Schleswig-Holstein, where 14 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 1 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Halsig94137/
Hälssig921/
Hälßig8350/
Helsig8321/
Hälzig8310/
Holsig835/
Haelsig7731/
Hölssig771/
Halsigh771/
Chelsig770/
Elsig73469/
Alsig7334/
Haelssig715/
Helzig6777/
Hölzig6755/
Gilsig6736/
Elsigk6734/
Alsaig6724/
Elsaig6724/
Halsik675/
Alshig674/
Helcig672/
Alesig671/
Elshig671/
Helség671/
Helseg671/
Jelsig671/
Hölßig671/
Alsigh671/
Helsic671/
Helgig671/
Helsik670/
Alsuig670/

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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 Hälsig
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