von Helms Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

von Helms Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

von Helms Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

von Helms Last Name Facts

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

The surname von Helms has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name von Helms? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,665,662nd most widely held last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. The surname von Helms occurs mostly in The Americas, where 66 percent of von Helms reside; 62 percent reside in North America and 62 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 18,122,947. In The United States von Helms is mostly concentrated in: California, where 25 percent reside, New York, where 25 percent reside and Wisconsin, where 15 percent reside. Besides The United States it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 28 percent reside and Chile, where 3 percent reside.

von Helms Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of von Helms has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the von Helms last name increased 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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