Hansel Forename
66,196th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 8,904 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Seychelles
Hansel Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 100% | 2,039 | 1:177,801 | 6,586 |
| Philippines | 82% | 1,741 | 1:60,890 | 4,124 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 1,303 | 1:8,006 | 1,008 |
| Mexico | 96% | 729 | 1:170,294 | 3,307 |
| Costa Rica | 97% | 420 | 1:11,352 | 1,009 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 297 | 1:72,763 | 4,222 |
| Peru | 98% | 211 | 1:150,670 | 4,497 |
| India | 91% | 150 | 1:8,099,186 | 262,205 |
| Guatemala | 100% | 148 | 1:108,841 | 2,294 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 133 | 1:227,082 | 7,944 |
| Nicaragua | 97% | 128 | 1:47,018 | 2,364 |
| Indonesia | - | 125 | 1:2,063,709 | 105,138 |
| Bahamas | - | 94 | 1:4,249 | 729 |
| Jamaica | - | 93 | 1:31,002 | 2,113 |
| South Africa | 100% | 88 | 1:619,689 | 27,697 |
| Chile | 99% | 83 | 1:212,135 | 3,803 |
| Canada | 100% | 82 | 1:404,066 | 11,509 |
| Colombia | 99% | 75 | 1:637,052 | 8,867 |
| Papua New Guinea | 90% | 74 | 1:110,166 | 9,924 |
| Nigeria | 79% | 62 | 1:2,863,941 | 50,739 |
| Honduras | 100% | 61 | 1:144,549 | 3,963 |
| England | 68% | 57 | 1:975,490 | 16,394 |
| Seychelles | 100% | 45 | 1:2,059 | 474 |
| Malaysia | 100% | 43 | 1:708,138 | 27,785 |
| Zambia | - | 42 | 1:377,495 | 9,900 |
| Belize | 100% | 41 | 1:8,642 | 1,397 |
| Panama | 100% | 39 | 1:100,168 | 4,967 |
| Solomon Islands | 100% | 37 | 1:15,702 | 1,358 |
| Spain | 100% | 35 | 1:1,329,428 | 9,779 |
| Germany | 100% | 29 | 1:3,333,720 | 15,797 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 26 | 1:52,362 | 4,622 |
| Ecuador | - | 23 | 1:770,736 | 6,723 |
| Qatar | 83% | 23 | 1:103,026 | 12,248 |
| Brazil | - | 22 | 1:9,738,007 | 121,504 |
| Singapore | 100% | 20 | 1:314,353 | 9,609 |
| Guyana | 100% | 19 | 1:40,172 | 4,023 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 17 | 1:907,283 | 33,225 |
| Australia | - | 14 | 1:975,544 | 11,712 |
| Cuba | - | 14 | 1:821,897 | 3,432 |
| Argentina | 89% | 12 | 1:3,564,437 | 10,379 |
| El Salvador | - | 12 | 1:528,482 | 4,653 |
| Grenada | 86% | 11 | 1:9,830 | 1,266 |
| Turkey | 67% | 11 | 1:7,072,883 | 27,150 |
| Uruguay | - | 11 | 1:311,603 | 4,655 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 71% | 10 | 1:11,158 | 1,580 |
| China | - | 9 | 1:151,783,976 | 66,907 |
| Liberia | 100% | 9 | 1:490,229 | 13,253 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 9 | 1:3,423,618 | 14,711 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 9 | 1:794,666 | 24,808 |
| Aruba | - | 8 | 1:12,972 | 1,901 |
| Hong Kong | - | 8 | 1:969,091 | 5,961 |
| Thailand | 100% | 8 | 1:8,758,227 | 128,595 |
| Guam | - | 7 | 1:22,949 | 2,164 |
| Estonia | 100% | 6 | 1:219,230 | 6,245 |
| Kenya | - | 6 | 1:7,717,852 | 32,954 |
| Saint Lucia | 83% | 6 | 1:29,636 | 2,683 |
| Botswana | 100% | 4 | 1:546,112 | 13,807 |
| Ghana | - | 4 | 1:6,746,554 | 8,075 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 4 | 1:887,575 | 4,962 |
| Vanuatu | - | 4 | 1:65,448 | 976 |
| Italy | 64% | 3 | 1:20,354,030 | 45,650 |
| Albania | 100% | 2 | 1:1,523,285 | 33,816 |
| Bolivia | - | 2 | 1:5,300,702 | 6,605 |
| Denmark | - | 2 | 1:2,824,749 | 21,465 |
| New Zealand | - | 2 | 1:2,268,022 | 12,390 |
| Oman | - | 2 | 1:2,054,334 | 8,531 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 2 | 1:97,178,840 | 228,758 |
| Russia | - | 2 | 1:72,116,852 | 125,484 |
| South Korea | - | 2 | 1:2,772,210 | 27,911 |
| Sweden | 100% | 2 | 1:4,928,954 | 52,965 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 2 | 1:26,394,160 | 73,301 |
| Wales | 100% | 2 | 1:1,547,154 | 12,610 |
| Ireland | - | 1 | 1:4,643,519 | 13,375 |
| Austria | - | 1 | 1:8,514,201 | 19,377 |
| Bangladesh | - | 1 | 1:159,461,366 | 36,167 |
| Bulgaria | 100% | 1 | 1:6,990,390 | 27,036 |
| Cambodia | 100% | 1 | 1:16,273,330 | 74,610 |
| Cayman Islands | - | 1 | 1:61,299 | 2,487 |
| Czechia | 100% | 1 | 1:10,656,162 | 11,509 |
| Fiji | - | 1 | 1:892,378 | 3,968 |
| France | 100% | 1 | 1:66,470,340 | 85,030 |
| Georgia | - | 1 | 1:3,738,466 | 29,095 |
| Israel | 50% | 1 | 1:8,402,918 | 45,019 |
| Ivory Coast | 100% | 1 | 1:23,075,933 | 135,227 |
| Japan | - | 1 | 1:127,986,057 | 94,066 |
| Kuwait | - | 1 | 1:3,785,264 | 15,388 |
| Liechtenstein | - | 1 | 1:37,856 | 1,091 |
| Malawi | 100% | 1 | 1:17,112,310 | 24,110 |
| Malta | - | 1 | 1:429,360 | 3,141 |
| Nepal | 100% | 1 | 1:28,487,352 | 119,417 |
| Northern Cyprus | 100% | 1 | 1:318,133 | 3,044 |
| Paraguay | 100% | 1 | 1:7,236,805 | 16,549 |
| Poland | - | 1 | 1:38,027,112 | 9,241 |
| Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | - | 1 | 1:5,829 | 386 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | - | 1 | 1:54,861 | 2,604 |
| Scotland | - | 1 | 1:5,350,366 | 24,769 |
| Senegal | 100% | 1 | 1:14,581,356 | 34,505 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 1 | 1:8,213,496 | 36,387 |
| Syria | - | 1 | 1:19,306,075 | 9,560 |
| Taiwan | - | 1 | 1:23,769,682 | 193,280 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:109,747 | 4,493 |
The alternate forms: Hänsel (7) are calculated separately.
Hansel (10,415) may also be a surname.
Hansel Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A Hebrew name, meaning: Grace of God.
— Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead
User-submitted Reference
It is a German name, which comes from Hebrew Johanan (Yehochanan), meaning 'Jah is gracious'.
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