Handeland Surname

243,671st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,636 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Handeland Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Handeland Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1,0791:4,766445
United States5211:695,69955,085
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
France21:33,211,361423,184
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Maldives11:404,1727,269
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Handeland Last Name Facts

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

The last name Handeland is found most frequently in Norway. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Handeland? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 243,671st most frequently held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,454,490 people. The surname Handeland occurs mostly in Europe, where 68 percent of Handeland reside; 67 percent reside in Northern Europe and 67 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The last name is most widely held in Norway, where it is held by 1,079 people, or 1 in 4,766. In Norway it is mostly concentrated in: Western Norway, where 69 percent are found, Eastern Norway, where 18 percent are found and Southern Norway, where 11 percent are found. Other than Norway Handeland occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 32 percent are found and Sweden, where 1 percent are found.

Handeland Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Handeland has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Handeland last name expanded 2,481 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Handeland Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Handeland surname are 9.87% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.64% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Handeland earn in different countries varies marginally. In Norway they earn 3.36% more than the national average, earning 357,719 kr per year and in United States they earn 5.86% more than the national average, earning $45,679 USD per year.

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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
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  • 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 Handeland
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