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
Handler Political Affiliation
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Handler Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Handler Come From? nationality or country of origin
Handler (Arabic: هاندلر) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also appear as: Händler. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Handler? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 64,806th most frequent family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 944,717 people. The surname Handler occurs mostly in The Americas, where 46 percent of Handler live; 45 percent live in North America and 45 percent live in Anglo-North America. Handler is also the 1,662,754th most common forename on earth It is held by 38 people.
It is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 3,993 people, or 1 in 90,774. In The United States it is most numerous in: New York, where 22 percent reside, Illinois, where 8 percent reside and Florida, where 8 percent reside. Excluding The United States Handler is found in 52 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 35 percent reside and Hungary, where 2 percent reside.
Handler Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Handler has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname 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 surname are 40.16% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 93.39% being registered with 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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- 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 Handler
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