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

The last name Handle is more frequently found in Austria than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Händle. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

The last name is the 361,972^nd most commonly occurring family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 7,294,841 people. The surname Handle is primarily found in Europe, where 57 percent of Handle reside; 54 percent reside in Western Europe and 54 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Handle is also the 1,614,485^th most frequently occurring given name throughout the world It is held by 40 people.

Handle is most prevalent in Austria, where it is carried by 465 people, or 1 in 18,313. In Austria Handle is most numerous in: Tyrol, where 89 percent reside, Vorarlberg, where 9 percent reside and Lower Austria, where 2 percent reside. Aside from Austria this surname is found in 33 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 34 percent reside and Germany, where 6 percent reside.

Handle Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Handle has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Handle surname increased 177 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 86 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Handle Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Handle last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Handle surname are 9.68% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.45% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Handle earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 34.57% less than the national average, earning 226,429 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 44.5% less than the national average, earning R 131,880 per year and in United States they earn 9.26% less than the national average, earning $39,155 USD per year.