Surname Helja (Helja 
, Хеля 
) , globally, is a rare family name. The surname Helja is characteristic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is quite a common surname, Norway, where it is a rare surname, and Croatia, where it is a very rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Norway, and Italy. Also, Helja is the forename as well as the last name.