Hammence Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Hammence Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. A variant of Hammonds or Hammons, which see, compare Evance for Evans, but v. Hemmence.

Hammence Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:18,572,686338,250
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529

Hammence Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. A variant of Hammonds or Hammons, which see, compare Evance for Evans, but v. Hemmence.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Hammence Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Hammence Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Hammence is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Hammence.

How Common Is The Last Name Hammence? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 10,311,814th most numerous family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Hammence is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Hammence reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 18,572,686. In England Hammence is most common in: Norfolk, where 67 percent live and Suffolk, where 33 percent live.

Hammence Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hammence has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Hammence surname contracted 40 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hamence93117/
Ammence931/
Hamenche881/
Hamnce861/
Hammenger820/
Hemence8013/
Amenche8011/
Hammens806/
Hamenge801/
Khamenge751/
Hamendje751/
Ammaenke751/
Hamenger750/
Amenge71458/
Hamnca71351/
Amenze71236/
Ammens7126/
Amenci7115/
Amench7111/
Amenje715/
Amenke713/
Amenca713/
Amency713/
Amense712/
Amince711/
Aimentche711/
Hamens711/
Amnche711/
Amenger671,432/
Hommens6756/
Amenzee6740/
Amendje6738/
Hamensa6732/
Omenche6714/
Amenjee6714/
Amenkey6711/
Amenchi6711/
Aminche6710/
Hammenshøj675/
Amengee674/
Hammins674/
Amengeh674/
Hamenka673/
Amengie672/
Amincse671/
Hamensi671/
Heamens671/
Haymens671/
Chamens671/
Ommenge671/
Eamnche671/
Gammens670/
Hemense670/
Haumens670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hammence
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