Hahn Surname
Approximately 187,955 people bear this surname
Hahn Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 103,826 | 1:775 | 49 |
| United States | 57,987 | 1:6,251 | 724 |
| Brazil | 5,458 | 1:39,222 | 1,607 |
| Austria | 5,347 | 1:1,593 | 117 |
| Canada | 2,538 | 1:14,518 | 2,133 |
| Australia | 2,091 | 1:12,910 | 1,865 |
| France | 1,866 | 1:35,596 | 4,349 |
| Switzerland | 726 | 1:11,313 | 1,865 |
| South Africa | 718 | 1:75,456 | 9,369 |
| Denmark | 696 | 1:8,110 | 739 |
| Netherlands | 696 | 1:24,263 | 3,943 |
| Poland | 632 | 1:60,140 | 9,471 |
| Argentina | 586 | 1:72,941 | 6,202 |
| England | 530 | 1:105,128 | 11,010 |
| Sweden | 416 | 1:23,670 | 1,923 |
| Czechia | 373 | 1:28,508 | 4,571 |
| Hungary | 335 | 1:29,302 | 3,218 |
| Chile | 246 | 1:71,612 | 2,934 |
| South Korea | 222 | 1:230,812 | 195 |
| Luxembourg | 212 | 1:2,738 | 335 |
| New Zealand | 201 | 1:22,529 | 3,939 |
| Dominican Republic | 177 | 1:58,943 | 2,908 |
| Thailand | 177 | 1:399,087 | 70,184 |
| Belgium | 173 | 1:66,455 | 10,647 |
| Spain | 170 | 1:275,012 | 17,060 |
| Slovakia | 140 | 1:38,118 | 7,056 |
| Paraguay | 115 | 1:62,928 | 1,705 |
| Mexico | 91 | 1:1,364,024 | 15,454 |
| Uruguay | 81 | 1:42,367 | 4,826 |
| Norway | 73 | 1:70,442 | 9,915 |
| Venezuela | 72 | 1:419,501 | 8,522 |
| Suriname | 70 | 1:7,895 | 1,936 |
| Japan | 68 | 1:1,880,063 | 27,024 |
| Portugal | 66 | 1:157,852 | 6,835 |
| Italy | 58 | 1:1,054,426 | 71,176 |
| Singapore | 56 | 1:98,352 | 4,171 |
| Zimbabwe | 55 | 1:280,695 | 28,958 |
| Philippines | 51 | 1:1,985,063 | 118,763 |
| Romania | 50 | 1:401,557 | 32,991 |
| China | 41 | 1:33,349,306 | 1,770 |
| Slovenia | 30 | 1:82,922 | 10,664 |
| Malaysia | 27 | 1:1,092,379 | 48,277 |
| Peru | 25 | 1:1,271,365 | 21,041 |
| Botswana | 22 | 1:99,406 | 15,343 |
| Scotland | 22 | 1:243,355 | 12,191 |
| New Caledonia | 21 | 1:13,153 | 3,514 |
| Qatar | 19 | 1:124,105 | 14,725 |
| Ireland | 17 | 1:276,996 | 9,887 |
| Russia | 17 | 1:8,477,827 | 301,506 |
| Guam | 16 | 1:10,008 | 1,526 |
| Croatia | 15 | 1:281,907 | 28,677 |
| Ecuador | 15 | 1:1,060,390 | 14,974 |
| Hong Kong | 14 | 1:523,963 | 3,360 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| Kazakhstan | 12 | 1:1,473,541 | 75,349 |
| Finland | 10 | 1:549,670 | 32,186 |
| Indonesia | 10 | 1:13,224,919 | 434,432 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| Uzbekistan | 9 | 1:3,436,571 | 32,268 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Vietnam | 8 | 1:11,580,757 | 2,851 |
| Northern Ireland | 7 | 1:263,577 | 11,625 |
| Jersey | 7 | 1:14,172 | 2,872 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 7 | 1:194,854 | 9,403 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6 | 1:589,400 | 14,340 |
| Jamaica | 6 | 1:478,324 | 10,136 |
| Liechtenstein | 6 | 1:6,396 | 809 |
| Taiwan | 6 | 1:3,907,458 | 23,065 |
| El Salvador | 5 | 1:1,268,778 | 4,375 |
| Guatemala | 5 | 1:3,216,534 | 7,141 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Panama | 5 | 1:782,452 | 11,059 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 5 | 1:22,075 | 2,767 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| Costa Rica | 4 | 1:1,195,017 | 6,919 |
| Iran | 4 | 1:19,195,631 | 219,601 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Namibia | 3 | 1:803,134 | 15,170 |
| Belize | 2 | 1:177,737 | 3,502 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 1:2,986,327 | 84,533 |
| Montenegro | 2 | 1:319,782 | 7,691 |
| Nicaragua | 2 | 1:3,010,545 | 7,383 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Greenland | 1 | 1:56,379 | 1,133 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 171 | 1:142,546 | 12,796 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9,261 | 1:5,423 | 675 |
The alternate forms: Háhn (177) & Hãhn (1) are calculated separately.
Hahn (731) may also be a first name.
Hahn Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Ger.) Cock [O.H.Ger. hano]
“Cock” in German.
(German) One who lived or worked at the sign of the cock.
(from the name of a male ancestor) or (from a house sign) or (from a personal characteristic) Hahn means “rooster” in German and there were two houses in Frankfurt that had the sign of the Red Rooster and the sign of the Golden Rooster. It may also be an unpleasant name conferred by the naming officials upon the bearer. Finally, Hahn became a byname for several Hebrew first names such as Hanoch, Elhanan and Manoah.
User-submitted Reference
From the Middle High German han, hane meaning 'rooster'.
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Hahn Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hahn Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Hahn occurs most in Germany. It can also be found as a variant: Háhn or Hãhn. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Hahn? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,995th most common family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 38,773 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 62 percent of Hahn are found; 60 percent are found in Western Europe and 59 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Hahn is also the 304,836th most frequently used given name throughout the world. It is borne by 731 people.
Hahn is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 103,826 people, or 1 in 775. In Germany Hahn is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 17 percent live, Bavaria, where 14 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 13 percent live. Beside Germany this surname occurs in 113 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 31 percent live and Brazil, where 3 percent live.
Hahn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Hahn has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Hahn surname rose 626 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 310 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 2,200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 1,700 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Hahn Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Hahn surname are 17.17% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.94% registered with the political party.
The amount Hahn earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 0.28% more than the national average, earning 347,050 kr per year; in Peru they earn 23.63% more than the national average, earning S/. 23,965 per year; in South Africa they earn 19.87% more than the national average, earning R 284,868 per year; in United States they earn 8.58% more than the national average, earning $46,851 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.36% more than the national average, earning $53,838 CAD per year.
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Hahn Reference & Research
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