Handsen Surname

2,436,415th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Handsen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Handsen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe481:321,63031,533
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Handsen (394) may also be a first name.

Handsen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Handsen is found most frequently in Zimbabwe. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Handsen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,436,415th most frequent last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 117,541,063 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 81 percent of Handsen live; 79 percent live in Southern Africa and 79 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 435,477th most prevalent first name in the world, held by 394 people.

The surname Handsen is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 48 people, or 1 in 321,630. In Zimbabwe it is mostly concentrated in: Mashonaland West Province, where 35 percent live, Mashonaland Central Province, where 33 percent live and Harare Province, where 17 percent live. Not including Zimbabwe this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent live and Belgium, where 2 percent live.

Handsen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Handsen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Handsen surname contracted 68 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Handsen Last Name Statistics demography

Handsen earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 23.52% less than the national average, earning $33,000 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
  • 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 Handsen
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