Cognomen هلین (Hellen 
, هلین) , worldwide, is a common surname. The family name هلین is habitual in Nicaragua, where it is quite a common surname, Nigeria, and Uganda, where it is quite a rare surname. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Nigeria, Uganda, and Kenya. More frequently, هلین is the forename as well as the last name.