The Helfer surname

In the 2000 U.S. Census, 1,363 people carried this name — #18,634 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 196,100 people counted.

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In Switzerland’s population statistics

613 people named Helfer live in Switzerland.

They live in 16 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Bern.

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Where they live today

Bern 158

Fribourg 158

Vaud 83

Zurich 56

Aargau 27

Geneva 24

Neuchâtel 19

Basel-Landschaft 18

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 304 people named Helfer.

21 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 24 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.

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Where they were born

Born outside France 21

Bas-Rhin 84

Haut-Rhin 60

Paris 34

Moselle 25

Doubs 22

Meurthe-et-Moselle 10

Meuse 9

Yvelines 6

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Poland’s population register

43 people named Helfer have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 62 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 5 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Pomeranian.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Pomeranian 15

Lower Silesian 11

Subcarpathian 8

Silesian 7

Lesser Poland 2

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

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