Family name 海林 (海林 
, Helin 
, Heiling 
) , all around the world, is a common surname. The cognomen 海林 is habitual in Northern Europe, particularly Finland, where it is quite a common surname, Sweden, where it is quite a rare surname, and Estonia. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in China, Finland, and Nigeria. More frequently, 海林 is the forename as well as the last name.