Handler Surname
Approximately 7,714 people bear this surname
Handler Surname Definition:
(German) One who bought and sold goods, a dealer or trader.
Handler Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,993 | 1:90,774 | 10,197 |
| Austria | 2,690 | 1:3,166 | 313 |
| Hungary | 184 | 1:53,349 | 5,646 |
| Canada | 119 | 1:309,627 | 28,530 |
| Germany | 104 | 1:774,091 | 57,434 |
| England | 82 | 1:679,489 | 38,951 |
| Sweden | 64 | 1:153,856 | 10,752 |
| Poland | 55 | 1:691,068 | 59,060 |
| France | 54 | 1:1,230,050 | 127,496 |
| Denmark | 45 | 1:125,438 | 11,414 |
| Israel | 38 | 1:225,201 | 21,188 |
| South Africa | 36 | 1:1,504,936 | 77,557 |
| Switzerland | 33 | 1:248,876 | 20,666 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Brazil | 24 | 1:8,919,764 | 194,226 |
| Spain | 24 | 1:1,948,002 | 52,403 |
| Australia | 19 | 1:1,420,826 | 73,129 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| Slovakia | 13 | 1:410,496 | 52,415 |
| Argentina | 10 | 1:4,274,341 | 152,056 |
| Netherlands | 10 | 1:1,688,718 | 81,846 |
| Chile | 7 | 1:2,516,639 | 33,195 |
| Ukraine | 7 | 1:6,503,242 | 257,739 |
| New Zealand | 5 | 1:905,665 | 45,114 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 22 | 1:1,107,971 | 42,566 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 81 | 1:619,984 | 41,330 |
The alternate forms: Händler (1,479) are calculated separately.
Handler (38) may also be a first name.
Handler Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) One who bought and sold goods, a dealer or trader.
Handler Demographics
Average Handler Salary in
United States
$52,428 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Handler Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Handler Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Handler (Arabic: هاندلر) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Händler. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Handler? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 64,806th most commonly occurring last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 944,717 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 46 percent of Handler are found; 45 percent are found in North America and 45 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,662,754th most frequently occurring forename at a global level, borne by 38 people.
It is most common in The United States, where it is held by 3,993 people, or 1 in 90,774. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 22 percent live, Illinois, where 8 percent live and Florida, where 8 percent live. Not including The United States it exists in 52 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 35 percent live and Hungary, where 2 percent live.
Handler Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Handler has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Handler last name rose 4,930 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 373 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Handler Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Handler last name are 40.16% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 93.39% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Handler earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 2.23% more than the national average, earning R 242,940 per year; in United States they earn 21.5% more than the national average, earning $52,428 USD per year and in Canada they earn 35.42% more than the national average, earning $67,282 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Handler Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Handler in the Arabic language | ||
| هاندلر | handlr | - |
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Handler Reference & Research
Hanley DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Handler
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