Hansen Surname
Approximately 591,253 people bear this surname
Hansen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 198,063 | 1:28 | 3 |
| United States | 188,055 | 1:1,927 | 174 |
| Norway | 62,211 | 1:83 | 1 |
| Germany | 60,420 | 1:1,332 | 99 |
| Australia | 14,997 | 1:1,800 | 223 |
| Canada | 13,858 | 1:2,659 | 323 |
| Sweden | 7,432 | 1:1,325 | 115 |
| South Africa | 5,140 | 1:10,540 | 1,311 |
| Brazil | 4,505 | 1:47,519 | 1,869 |
| New Zealand | 3,955 | 1:1,145 | 103 |
| Ghana | 3,948 | 1:6,844 | 922 |
| England | 3,184 | 1:17,499 | 2,517 |
| Netherlands | 2,373 | 1:7,116 | 828 |
| Argentina | 2,352 | 1:18,173 | 1,555 |
| Thailand | 2,276 | 1:31,036 | 3,092 |
| Faroe Islands | 2,170 | 1:23 | 2 |
| Belgium | 1,802 | 1:6,380 | 812 |
| Luxembourg | 1,656 | 1:351 | 20 |
| France | 1,562 | 1:42,524 | 5,363 |
| Greenland | 1,278 | 1:44 | 5 |
| Spain | 778 | 1:60,093 | 5,459 |
| Estonia | 744 | 1:1,777 | 87 |
| Namibia | 684 | 1:3,523 | 627 |
| Indonesia | 673 | 1:196,507 | 18,692 |
| Switzerland | 668 | 1:12,295 | 2,033 |
| Dominican Republic | 462 | 1:22,582 | 1,461 |
| Bangladesh | 451 | 1:353,341 | 9,758 |
| Finland | 364 | 1:15,101 | 2,209 |
| Chile | 346 | 1:50,915 | 2,293 |
| Saudi Arabia | 318 | 1:97,031 | 14,320 |
| Iceland | 312 | 1:1,218 | 212 |
| Scotland | 312 | 1:17,160 | 2,086 |
| Mexico | 244 | 1:508,714 | 9,063 |
| Austria | 213 | 1:39,979 | 6,421 |
| Wales | 178 | 1:17,385 | 1,881 |
| Philippines | 174 | 1:581,829 | 64,136 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Nigeria | 149 | 1:1,188,878 | 48,183 |
| Venezuela | 145 | 1:208,304 | 5,563 |
| Italy | 144 | 1:424,699 | 46,390 |
| China | 127 | 1:10,766,312 | 671 |
| Ireland | 113 | 1:41,672 | 3,227 |
| Portugal | 113 | 1:92,197 | 4,545 |
| Poland | 112 | 1:339,364 | 38,722 |
| Greece | 105 | 1:105,522 | 17,739 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 97 | 1:1,138 | 175 |
| Paraguay | 96 | 1:75,383 | 1,923 |
| Ecuador | 94 | 1:169,211 | 7,393 |
| Japan | 94 | 1:1,360,046 | 23,299 |
| Bahrain | 88 | 1:15,325 | 3,085 |
| Russia | 87 | 1:1,656,587 | 109,852 |
| Malaysia | 83 | 1:355,352 | 18,862 |
| Israel | 72 | 1:118,856 | 13,107 |
| Uruguay | 72 | 1:47,663 | 5,347 |
| Malta | 66 | 1:6,519 | 434 |
| India | 65 | 1:11,801,006 | 214,148 |
| Curaçao | 51 | 1:3,083 | 65 |
| Czechia | 50 | 1:212,669 | 30,259 |
| Zimbabwe | 44 | 1:350,869 | 33,247 |
| Marshall Islands | 42 | 1:1,234 | 317 |
| Northern Ireland | 40 | 1:46,126 | 4,031 |
| Panama | 37 | 1:105,737 | 3,952 |
| Botswana | 33 | 1:66,271 | 11,607 |
| Hong Kong | 33 | 1:222,287 | 3,015 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Colombia | 25 | 1:1,910,963 | 11,972 |
| Papua New Guinea | 25 | 1:326,149 | 43,617 |
| Jamaica | 21 | 1:136,664 | 4,886 |
| Liberia | 21 | 1:209,930 | 13,691 |
| Honduras | 20 | 1:440,822 | 3,218 |
| Peru | 20 | 1:1,589,206 | 22,980 |
| United Arab Emirates | 20 | 1:458,114 | 23,187 |
| Hungary | 19 | 1:516,646 | 32,401 |
| Bulgaria | 18 | 1:387,717 | 18,370 |
| Costa Rica | 18 | 1:265,559 | 2,987 |
| Seychelles | 18 | 1:5,133 | 784 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Gibraltar | 16 | 1:2,122 | 483 |
| Monaco | 15 | 1:2,471 | 143 |
| Puerto Rico | 14 | 1:253,581 | 2,469 |
| South Korea | 14 | 1:3,660,018 | 674 |
| Tanzania | 13 | 1:4,072,432 | 52,852 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 13 | 1:104,921 | 6,882 |
| Kenya | 12 | 1:3,848,325 | 40,366 |
| Ukraine | 10 | 1:4,552,270 | 216,874 |
| Belarus | 9 | 1:1,055,673 | 72,859 |
| Belize | 9 | 1:39,497 | 2,328 |
| Croatia | 9 | 1:469,845 | 36,710 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Somalia | 9 | 1:1,494,673 | 3,608 |
| Tonga | 9 | 1:11,924 | 307 |
| Falkland Islands | 8 | 1:392 | 68 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 8 | 1:6,822 | 652 |
| Slovakia | 8 | 1:667,056 | 68,191 |
| Afghanistan | 7 | 1:4,593,312 | 23,122 |
| Bolivia | 7 | 1:1,516,633 | 6,309 |
| Isle of Man | 7 | 1:12,260 | 2,387 |
| Kazakhstan | 7 | 1:2,526,071 | 102,287 |
| Pakistan | 7 | 1:25,520,555 | 84,222 |
| Turkey | 7 | 1:11,117,346 | 139,182 |
| Vietnam | 7 | 1:13,235,151 | 2,948 |
| Cambodia | 6 | 1:2,581,191 | 8,069 |
| Cayman Islands | 6 | 1:10,649 | 1,253 |
| Lithuania | 6 | 1:505,765 | 19,342 |
| Nicaragua | 6 | 1:1,003,515 | 4,885 |
| Oman | 6 | 1:614,662 | 6,082 |
| Romania | 6 | 1:3,346,312 | 56,696 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| Dominica | 5 | 1:15,178 | 463 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:19,840 | 3,614 |
| Liechtenstein | 5 | 1:7,676 | 1,080 |
| Norfolk Island | 5 | 1:459 | 108 |
| Bahamas | 4 | 1:97,938 | 1,027 |
| Burundi | 4 | 1:2,451,213 | 1,279 |
| Cook Islands | 4 | 1:4,545 | 1,050 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:16,110 | 1,225 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| Madagascar | 4 | 1:5,912,459 | 5,394 |
| Micronesia | 4 | 1:26,561 | 731 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 4 | 1:28,165 | 1,050 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Albania | 3 | 1:971,352 | 22,477 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 1:1,879,028 | 22,073 |
| Macau | 3 | 1:200,543 | 803 |
| Montenegro | 3 | 1:213,188 | 6,121 |
| Nepal | 3 | 1:9,493,652 | 16,132 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | 1:4,824,561 | 42,415 |
| Barbados | 2 | 1:143,724 | 1,981 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Guatemala | 2 | 1:8,041,334 | 9,698 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Palau | 1 | 1:21,643 | 223 |
| Samoa | 1 | 1:193,808 | 1,089 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 22 | 1:201,358 | 9,557 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 432 | 1:56,424 | 6,691 |
| Scotland | 87 | 1:43,025 | 3,165 |
| Wales | 34 | 1:46,130 | 2,397 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9,250 | 1:5,429 | 676 |
The alternate forms: Hansén (566), Hänsen (3), Hánsen (1) & Hansèn (1) are calculated separately.
Hansen (38,111) may also be a first name.
Hansen Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Scandinavian form of Hanson, q.v.
Abbreviation for Johannson. See also Jansen.
(Danish, Norwegian, Swedish) The son of Hans, a diminutive of the Teutonic Johannes (gracious gift of Jehovah).
User-submitted Reference
It is a patronymic surname, which means 'son of Hans', 'son of Johan', or 'son of Johannes'.
- yoerih87Scandinavian surname meaning the 'son of Hans' (Han's son).
- peter.hansen82This is a patronymic surname meaning 'son of Hans'.
- colinlHansen Demographics
Hansen Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Hansen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hansen Come From? nationality or country of origin
Hansen (Arabic: هنسن, Hindi: हंसेन, Marathi: हंसेन) is found most in Denmark. It can also occur as: Hansén, Hänsen, Hánsen or Hansèn. For other possible spellings of Hansen click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hansen? popularity and diffusion
Hansen is the 893rd most frequently used last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 12,326 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 58 percent of Hansen live; 47 percent live in Northern Europe and 46 percent live in Scandinavia. It is also the 23,136th most widely held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 38,111 people.
It is the most widespread surname in one country:Norway, where 11 percent are found. The last name is most frequently used in Denmark, where it is borne by 198,063 people, or 1 in 28. In Denmark it is most numerous in: Region of Southern Denmark, where 28 percent are found, Capital Region of Denmark, where 26 percent are found and Region Zealand, where 22 percent are found. Without taking into account Denmark Hansen exists in 171 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 32 percent are found and Norway, where 11 percent are found.
Hansen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Hansen has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 2,033 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 737 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 359 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 524 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 514 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Hansen Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Anglican (44%) in Ireland and Melkite Greek Catholic (50%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Hansen surname are 17.83% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.6% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Hansen earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 40.38% less than the national average, earning €17,904 per year; in Norway they earn 7.76% less than the national average, earning 319,241 kr per year; in Peru they earn 41.01% more than the national average, earning S/. 27,335 per year; in South Africa they earn 21.81% more than the national average, earning R 289,464 per year; in Colombia they earn 7.3% less than the national average, earning $21,045,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 7.27% more than the national average, earning $46,287 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.49% more than the national average, earning $50,423 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hansen Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hansen in the Marathi language | ||
| हंसेन | hansena | - |
| Hansen in the Hindi language | ||
| हंसेन | hansena | 85.71 |
| हंसें | hansem | 14.29 |
| Hansen in the Arabic language | ||
| هنسن | hnsn | - |
| هانسن | hansn | - |
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Hansen Reference & Research
Hanson/Henson/Hansen FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
Hanson/Henson/Hansen 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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