Hannibal Surname
Approximately 4,624 people bear this surname
Hannibal Surname Definition:
(Latin-Sem.) the Latin form of the Phœnician name corresponding to the Hebrew Baal-Hanan = Gracious Baal, or Master of Grace [Hebrew Baal, lord, possessor, master + hhánán, from hhánan, to be gracious to]
Hannibal Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,954 | 1:185,496 | 18,476 |
| Sri Lanka | 512 | 1:40,642 | 4,863 |
| Denmark | 422 | 1:13,376 | 1,289 |
| France | 310 | 1:214,267 | 33,331 |
| England | 286 | 1:194,818 | 17,152 |
| Germany | 263 | 1:306,104 | 31,180 |
| Morocco | 170 | 1:202,801 | 34,956 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 118 | 1:11,559 | 1,571 |
| South Africa | 90 | 1:601,974 | 45,802 |
| Canada | 62 | 1:594,284 | 49,093 |
| Grenada | 46 | 1:2,359 | 388 |
| Guyana | 35 | 1:21,778 | 2,654 |
| Australia | 34 | 1:793,991 | 50,673 |
| United Arab Emirates | 30 | 1:305,409 | 20,323 |
| Venezuela | 24 | 1:1,258,503 | 17,711 |
| Uruguay | 22 | 1:155,989 | 13,535 |
| Brazil | 21 | 1:10,194,016 | 213,214 |
| Austria | 18 | 1:473,080 | 46,251 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 17 | 1:6,627 | 683 |
| Estonia | 15 | 1:88,120 | 15,474 |
| Wales | 15 | 1:206,302 | 13,003 |
| New Zealand | 13 | 1:348,333 | 27,379 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Mexico | 12 | 1:10,343,850 | 40,270 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| China | 8 | 1:170,915,196 | 8,932 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| Isle of Man | 7 | 1:12,260 | 2,387 |
| British Virgin Islands | 7 | 1:4,513 | 453 |
| Poland | 6 | 1:6,334,792 | 156,558 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 5 | 1:22,075 | 2,767 |
| Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Greenland | 1 | 1:56,379 | 1,133 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 63 | 1:386,911 | 23,603 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 212 | 1:236,881 | 19,844 |
The alternate forms: Hannibál (8) are calculated separately.
Hannibal (2,436) may also be a first name.
Hannibal Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Latin-Sem.) the Latin form of the Phœnician name corresponding to the Hebrew Baal-Hanan = Gracious Baal, or Master of Grace [Hebrew Baal, lord, possessor, master + hhánán, from hhánan, to be gracious to]
Hannibal Demographics
Average Hannibal Salary in
United States
$41,529 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Hannibal Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hannibal Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Hannibal (Arabic: هنيبل) occurs most in The United States. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Hannibál. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hannibal? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 102,014th most prevalent surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,576,026 people. Hannibal is mostly found in The Americas, where 54 percent of Hannibal live; 41 percent live in North America and 41 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 150,006th most frequently used forename in the world It is held by 2,436 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 1,954 people, or 1 in 185,496. In The United States Hannibal is most common in: California, where 13 percent live, New York, where 10 percent live and Maryland, where 8 percent live. Aside from The United States this surname exists in 63 countries. It is also found in Sri Lanka, where 11 percent live and Denmark, where 9 percent live.
Hannibal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Hannibal has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Hannibal surname grew 922 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 454 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Hannibal Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Hannibal last name are 3.63% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50.4% being registered with the party.
The amount Hannibal earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 11.77% more than the national average, earning R 265,608 per year; in United States they earn 3.75% less than the national average, earning $41,529 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.81% less than the national average, earning $47,295 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hannibal Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hannibal in the Arabic language | ||
| هنيبل | hnybl | - |
| هنيبعل | hnybl | - |
| هنيبال | hnybal | - |
| هانيبال | hanybal | - |
| هانيبعل | hanybl | - |
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