Handle Surname
Approximately 999 people bear this surname
Handle Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 465 | 1:18,313 | 2,813 |
| United States | 338 | 1:1,072,364 | 78,128 |
| Germany | 63 | 1:1,277,864 | 81,414 |
| Botswana | 39 | 1:56,075 | 10,323 |
| South Africa | 14 | 1:3,869,836 | 127,494 |
| Switzerland | 12 | 1:684,410 | 46,196 |
| Spain | 10 | 1:4,675,204 | 78,608 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Marshall Islands | 1 | 1:51,821 | 2,326 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 35 | 1:696,439 | 33,013 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,247,739 | 24,719 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 191 | 1:262,925 | 21,549 |
The alternate forms: Händle (156) are calculated separately.
Handle (40) may also be a first name.
Handle Demographics
Average Handle Salary in
United States
$39,155 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Handle Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Handle Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Handle occurs in Austria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as: Händle. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Handle? popularity and diffusion
It is the 361,972nd most widespread last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,294,841 people. The last name Handle is primarily found in Europe, where 57 percent of Handle are found; 54 percent are found in Western Europe and 54 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Handle is also the 1,614,485th most frequently used first name throughout the world It is held by 40 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Austria, where it is held by 465 people, or 1 in 18,313. In Austria it is primarily found in: Tyrol, where 89 percent reside, Vorarlberg, where 9 percent reside and Lower Austria, where 2 percent reside. Apart from Austria Handle 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 carrying the Handle surname expanded 177 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 86 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Handle Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Handle surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Handle last name are 9.68% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.45% registered with 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.
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Handle 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
- 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 Handle
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis