175.09 ^cm

Where Does The Last Name Handel Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Handel (Arabic: هاندل, Marathi: हंडेल) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also be found as a variant: Händel. Click here for other potential spellings of Handel.

How Common Is The Last Name Handel? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 70,837^th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 1,044,360 people. The surname Handel occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 55 percent of Handel reside; 52 percent reside in North America and 52 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 202,414^th most commonly held first name in the world. It is borne by 1,478 people.

The last name Handel is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 3,283 people, or 1 in 110,405. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 17 percent live, New York, where 10 percent live and Wisconsin, where 8 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name occurs in 68 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 15 percent live and Algeria, where 7 percent live.

Handel Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Handel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Handel surname rose 930 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 207 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Handel Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Handel surname are 7.71% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.48% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Handel earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 28.58% more than the national average, earning R 305,556 per year; in United States they earn 11.79% more than the national average, earning $48,238 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.39% more than the national average, earning $53,356 CAD per year.