Handcuff Surname

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

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Handcuff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Handcuff Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Handcuff Last Name Facts

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

The surname Handcuff occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Handcuff? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 10,311,814th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 67 percent of Handcuff live; 33 percent live in North America and 33 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most numerous in India, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 767,065,382. In India Handcuff is most numerous in: Tamil Nadu, where 100 percent are found. Other than India it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 33 percent are found and The United States, where 33 percent are found.

Handcuff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Handcuff has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name declined 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Handcuffs942/
Hancuff93176/
Khanchouf7135/
Hanjouf671/
Janchuf671/
Chanchub631/
Anzuf621/
Ansuf621/
Chanchoub591/
Chanhchub591/
Anjouf57197/
Hansub578/
Hansuw576/
Hanschow5015/
Handshow501/
Hansseuw501/
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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Handcuff
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