Handel Surname
Approximately 6,978 people bear this surname
Handel Surname Definition:
(German) Descendant of little Hand or Hanto, pet forms of names beginning with Hand (hand) as Hantbert and Hantwin; a peddler or tradesman.
Handel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,283 | 1:110,405 | 12,029 |
| Germany | 1,023 | 1:78,695 | 9,949 |
| Algeria | 502 | 1:76,955 | 12,233 |
| Canada | 453 | 1:81,337 | 9,068 |
| India | 253 | 1:3,031,879 | 90,560 |
| Poland | 172 | 1:220,981 | 28,861 |
| England | 172 | 1:323,942 | 24,037 |
| Australia | 152 | 1:177,603 | 18,018 |
| France | 137 | 1:484,837 | 68,361 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Argentina | 101 | 1:423,202 | 32,207 |
| Brazil | 100 | 1:2,140,743 | 67,134 |
| Austria | 94 | 1:90,590 | 13,329 |
| South Africa | 78 | 1:694,586 | 49,962 |
| Portugal | 47 | 1:221,665 | 8,706 |
| Hungary | 43 | 1:228,286 | 18,658 |
| Switzerland | 36 | 1:228,137 | 19,301 |
| Indonesia | 28 | 1:4,723,186 | 228,527 |
| Slovakia | 22 | 1:242,566 | 37,880 |
| Israel | 17 | 1:503,390 | 37,521 |
| Netherlands | 14 | 1:1,206,227 | 70,951 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Sweden | 11 | 1:895,160 | 66,831 |
| Malaysia | 11 | 1:2,681,293 | 102,971 |
| Ukraine | 8 | 1:5,690,337 | 241,823 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 8 | 1:170,497 | 8,814 |
| New Zealand | 7 | 1:646,903 | 40,014 |
| Uruguay | 6 | 1:571,960 | 26,877 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 83 | 1:293,679 | 20,037 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:522,805 | 14,314 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 353 | 1:142,263 | 13,367 |
The alternate forms: Händel (2,701) are calculated separately.
Handel (1,478) may also be a first name.
Handel Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) Descendant of little Hand or Hanto, pet forms of names beginning with Hand (hand) as Hantbert and Hantwin; a peddler or tradesman.
(Danish.) Trade, commerce; to trade, traffic; handel, Dutch, traffic, commerce, mechanic art, profession, business, or employment.
Handel Demographics
Average Handel Salary in
United States
$48,238 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Handel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Handel Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Handel (Arabic: هاندل, Marathi: हंडेल) is most common in The United States. It can be found as: Händel. For other possible spellings of Handel click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Handel? popularity and diffusion
The surname Handel is the 70,837th most numerous surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 1,044,360 people. Handel is primarily found in The Americas, where 55 percent of Handel live; 52 percent live in North America and 52 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 202,414th most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 1,478 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 3,283 people, or 1 in 110,405. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 17 percent reside, New York, where 10 percent reside and Wisconsin, where 8 percent reside. Other than The United States this last name exists in 68 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 15 percent reside and Algeria, where 7 percent reside.
Handel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Handel has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 930 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 207 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Handel Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Handel surname are 7.71% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
Handel Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Handel in the Marathi language | ||
| हंडेल | handela | 73.68 |
| हांडेल | handela | 15.79 |
| हन्डेल | handela | 5.26 |
| हॉडेल | hodela | 5.26 |
| Handel in the Arabic language | ||
| هاندل | handl | - |
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Handel Reference & Research
Hanley DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Hando FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
Hanley FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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