Hankel Surname

158,756th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,750 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Hankel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hankel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,4621:55,0657,145
United States8621:420,48636,437
Netherlands2211:76,41312,925
Argentina731:585,52641,795
Canada571:646,41452,764
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Poland121:3,167,396120,990
France71:9,488,960336,266
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States601:836,97851,589

Hankel (20) may also be a first name.

Hankel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hankel is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Hankel click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hankel? popularity and diffusion

Hankel is the 158,756th most numerous last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 2,650,017 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 62 percent of Hankel live; 62 percent live in Western Europe and 61 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,446,817th most prevalent first name on earth It is held by 20 people.

Hankel is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 1,462 people, or 1 in 55,065. In Germany Hankel is most prevalent in: Hesse, where 26 percent reside, Saxony-Anhalt, where 19 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent reside. Barring Germany this surname exists in 22 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 31 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 8 percent reside.

Hankel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hankel has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 1,437 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hankel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hankel last name are 12.57% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.34% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Hankel earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 456.22% more than the national average, earning R 1,321,800 per year; in United States they earn 3.77% more than the national average, earning $44,775 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.16% less than the national average, earning $45,134 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hanckel92457/
Hainkel9228/
Hankell929/
Hankiel924/
Khankel923/
Hannkel920/
Haenkel920/
Ankel91282/
Hankl91116/
Changkel863/
Henkel8339,273/
Ankiel83303/
Hancel83199/
Angkel8335/
Ankell837/
Hankil835/
Gankel833/
Aunkel831/
Ankkel831/
Aenkel831/
Honkel831/
Hanckl831/
Chankl830/
Ankl804/
Jahankeel801/
Henckel772,075/
Heinkel771,723/
Chancel771,253/
Henkiel77287/
Chonkel77110/
Henkell77110/
Hajncel7754/
Chamkel7728/
Hancell7718/
Hanchel779/
Hengkel776/
Jankeel774/
Ankehel774/
Hamckel771/
Ainckel771/
Gankell770/
Ancel736,241/
Enkel73515/
Onkel73271/
Ankil73145/
Henkl7362/
Hancl7329/
Anqel731/
Henckell71260/
Hanchell71189/
Heinckel7130/
Cheinkel717/
Chonkiel715/
Ankelova713/
Chanchel712/
Chancell712/
Honckeel711/
Henckeel711/
Hennckel711/
Ancell671,760/
Anchel67324/
Angkil67214/
Engkel67170/
Honcel6793/
Gonkel6735/
Hajncl6727/
Hancil6726/
Haincl6711/
Ankill6710/
Enkell678/
Amkell675/
Onckel673/
Aankil673/
Chancl672/
Enckel671/
Hãckel671/
Anquel671/
Ancuel671/
Angkelova671/
Ankleh671/
Ankiol671/
Oinkel671/
Ahncel671/
Enkiel671/
Onkiel671/
Oonkel671/
Henőkl671/
Anncel670/
Hannchell670/
Henkil670/
Chamkl670/

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Hankel Reference & Research

Henckel FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Henckel 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 Hankel
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