Hans Surname
Approximately 52,676 people bear this surname
Hans Surname Definition:
(Teutonic-Hebrew) diminutive of the Teutonic Johannes, the Vulgate Latin Joannes, Greek Ιωαννης, a form of Hebrew Yehóhhánán = God’s Gracious Gift.
See John.
Hans Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 15,989 | 1:47,975 | 3,313 |
| Germany | 10,867 | 1:7,408 | 931 |
| United States | 6,184 | 1:58,612 | 6,946 |
| South Africa | 4,475 | 1:12,107 | 1,506 |
| Cambodia | 2,848 | 1:5,438 | 742 |
| France | 1,683 | 1:39,467 | 4,918 |
| Ghana | 1,247 | 1:21,669 | 2,663 |
| Canada | 932 | 1:39,534 | 4,948 |
| Indonesia | 763 | 1:173,328 | 16,805 |
| Netherlands | 744 | 1:22,698 | 3,642 |
| Belgium | 731 | 1:15,727 | 2,404 |
| Tanzania | 689 | 1:76,838 | 7,955 |
| England | 601 | 1:92,709 | 9,939 |
| Papua New Guinea | 434 | 1:18,787 | 1,920 |
| Brazil | 405 | 1:528,579 | 19,815 |
| Spain | 351 | 1:133,197 | 10,101 |
| Nigeria | 299 | 1:592,451 | 28,489 |
| Poland | 261 | 1:145,627 | 20,890 |
| Austria | 224 | 1:38,015 | 6,132 |
| United Arab Emirates | 195 | 1:46,986 | 4,731 |
| Switzerland | 193 | 1:42,554 | 5,941 |
| Egypt | 183 | 1:502,381 | 28,715 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Australia | 153 | 1:176,442 | 17,942 |
| Pakistan | 112 | 1:1,595,035 | 16,895 |
| Dominican Republic | 108 | 1:96,601 | 4,209 |
| Mexico | 92 | 1:1,349,198 | 15,373 |
| Cameroon | 90 | 1:230,767 | 23,017 |
| Botswana | 88 | 1:24,851 | 5,011 |
| Israel | 84 | 1:101,877 | 11,676 |
| Chile | 74 | 1:238,060 | 7,251 |
| Denmark | 72 | 1:78,399 | 7,655 |
| Thailand | 72 | 1:981,088 | 150,124 |
| Hungary | 67 | 1:146,512 | 13,290 |
| Malaysia | 67 | 1:440,212 | 22,576 |
| Russia | 55 | 1:2,620,419 | 149,158 |
| New Zealand | 52 | 1:87,083 | 12,256 |
| China | 50 | 1:27,346,431 | 1,485 |
| Singapore | 43 | 1:128,086 | 5,748 |
| Argentina | 42 | 1:1,017,700 | 63,321 |
| Romania | 42 | 1:478,045 | 36,914 |
| Qatar | 41 | 1:57,512 | 5,907 |
| Czechia | 39 | 1:272,653 | 35,847 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Philippines | 38 | 1:2,664,164 | 134,326 |
| Portugal | 38 | 1:274,164 | 10,086 |
| Greece | 36 | 1:307,772 | 44,531 |
| Sweden | 36 | 1:273,521 | 18,976 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Ukraine | 34 | 1:1,338,903 | 111,766 |
| Namibia | 33 | 1:73,012 | 7,607 |
| Norway | 28 | 1:183,653 | 21,594 |
| Peru | 28 | 1:1,135,147 | 20,057 |
| Honduras | 25 | 1:352,658 | 2,892 |
| Serbia | 23 | 1:310,650 | 15,551 |
| Venezuela | 22 | 1:1,372,913 | 18,810 |
| Latvia | 21 | 1:97,621 | 13,922 |
| Croatia | 18 | 1:234,922 | 26,068 |
| Cyprus | 15 | 1:58,992 | 5,768 |
| Greenland | 14 | 1:4,027 | 416 |
| Taiwan | 14 | 1:1,674,625 | 11,030 |
| Colombia | 11 | 1:4,343,097 | 17,306 |
| Uruguay | 11 | 1:311,978 | 20,848 |
| Lesotho | 10 | 1:203,256 | 14,332 |
| Afghanistan | 9 | 1:3,572,576 | 20,130 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| Madagascar | 9 | 1:2,627,760 | 3,802 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Uganda | 9 | 1:4,337,698 | 99,715 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Italy | 8 | 1:7,644,586 | 115,463 |
| Kenya | 8 | 1:5,772,488 | 50,256 |
| Bermuda | 7 | 1:9,326 | 1,286 |
| Liberia | 7 | 1:629,791 | 27,063 |
| Oman | 7 | 1:526,853 | 5,771 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:442,076 | 21,198 |
| Belarus | 6 | 1:1,583,510 | 89,472 |
| South Korea | 6 | 1:8,540,043 | 1,433 |
| Iceland | 5 | 1:76,018 | 4,442 |
| Ivory Coast | 5 | 1:4,614,246 | 51,139 |
| Panama | 5 | 1:782,452 | 11,059 |
| Benin | 4 | 1:2,583,900 | 73,293 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| Gambia | 4 | 1:480,863 | 548 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Lithuania | 4 | 1:758,647 | 25,175 |
| Luxembourg | 4 | 1:145,136 | 6,519 |
| Seychelles | 4 | 1:23,098 | 1,012 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Suriname | 4 | 1:138,154 | 7,029 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 4 | 1:340,994 | 12,383 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 1:3,216,374 | 32,290 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Nicaragua | 3 | 1:2,007,030 | 6,490 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Slovakia | 3 | 1:1,778,817 | 104,392 |
| Solomon Islands | 3 | 1:193,343 | 19,495 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 1:5,308,217 | 12,400 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Guatemala | 2 | 1:8,041,334 | 9,698 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 1:646,708 | 13,517 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 9 | 1:492,207 | 16,355 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 47 | 1:518,625 | 27,981 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:623,869 | 16,225 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,054 | 1:47,646 | 5,452 |
The alternate forms: Häns (45), Hanš (11), Háns (8), Hāns (1) & Hanś (1) are calculated separately.
Hans (1,629,145) may also be a first name.
Hans Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Teutonic-Hebrew) diminutive of the Teutonic Johannes, the Vulgate Latin Joannes, Greek Ιωαννης, a form of Hebrew Yehóhhánán = God’s Gracious Gift.
See John.
(German) Descendant of Hans, a pet form of Johannes (gracious gift of Jehovah).
Hans Demographics
Average Male Hans Height
175.46 cm
Average Female Hans Height
162.06 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Hans Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hans Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hans (Arabic: حنصه, Bengali: হন্স, Georgian: ჰანს, Hindi: हंस, Marathi: हंस, Oriya: ହଂସ) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Häns, Hanš, Háns, Hāns or Hanś. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Hans? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 10,675th most frequently occurring last name on earth, held by around 1 in 138,347 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 39 percent of Hans reside; 31 percent reside in South Asia and 29 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Hans is also the 433rd most numerous first name globally, borne by 1,629,145 people.
The last name is most numerous in India, where it is borne by 15,989 people, or 1 in 47,975. In India Hans is mostly concentrated in: Odisha, where 24 percent live, Haryana, where 12 percent live and Punjab, where 12 percent live. Apart from India this surname exists in 146 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 21 percent live and The United States, where 12 percent live.
Hans Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Hans has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Hans surname expanded 587 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 1,279 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 700 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 67 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Hans Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Hans surname is predominantly Catholic (89%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Nigeria.
In The United States Hans are 8.97% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.74% registered with the party.
The amount Hans earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 7.03% more than the national average, earning 370,426 kr per year; in Peru they earn 117.06% more than the national average, earning S/. 42,077 per year; in South Africa they earn 23.63% less than the national average, earning R 181,476 per year; in Colombia they earn 18.28% more than the national average, earning $26,853,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 2.89% more than the national average, earning $44,395 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.44% more than the national average, earning $56,858 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hans Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hans in the Georgian language | ||
| ჰანს | hans | - |
| Hans in the Bengali language | ||
| হন্স | hansa | - |
| Hans in the Hindi language | ||
| हंस | hansa | 97.74 |
| हन्स | hansa | 1.54 |
| हँस | hamsa | 0.26 |
| हॅंस | hensa | 0.07 |
| हांस | hansa | 0.03 |
| हंसा | hansa | 0.03 |
| हंसू | hansu | 0.01 |
| हंसी | hansi | 0.01 |
| हंश | hansa | 0.01 |
| Hans in the Marathi language | ||
| हंस | hansa | 97.4 |
| हन्स | hansa | 1.37 |
| हांस | hansa | 0.61 |
| हंसा | hansa | 0.31 |
| हान्स | hansa | 0.15 |
| Hans in the Oriya language | ||
| ହଂସ | hansa | 96.66 |
| ହାଂସ | hansa | 0.53 |
| ହଂଶ | hansa | 0.22 |
| ହଂସ୍ | hans | 0.22 |
| ହଁସ | hamsa | 0.18 |
| ହାନ୍ସ | hansa | 0.13 |
| ରଂସ | ransa | 0.09 |
| ହାନସ୍ | hanas | 0.09 |
| ହନ୍ସ | hansa | 0.09 |
| ଦଂସ | dansa | 0.09 |
| ହନ୍ସ୍ | hans | 0.09 |
| େଜନା | ejana | 0.04 |
| ହନସ୍ | hanas | 0.04 |
| ହାସ | hasa | 0.04 |
| ହାନ୍ସ୍ | hans | 0.04 |
| Hans in the Arabic language | ||
| حنصه | hnsh | - |
| هانس | hans | - |
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