Hanželj Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Hanželj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hanželj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia271:92,13611,211
Croatia51:845,72148,179

The alternate forms: Hanzelj (1) are calculated separately.

Hanželj Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hanželj is more frequently found in Slovenia than any other country/territory. It can occur as: Hanzelj. Click here for further potential spellings of Hanželj.

How Common Is The Last Name Hanželj? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,485,539th most commonly held last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Hanželj are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

This last name is most widespread in Slovenia, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 92,136. In Slovenia Hanželj is most frequent in: Drava, where 70 percent are found and Central Slovenia, where 30 percent are found. Not including Slovenia this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Croatia, where 16 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hanzelj951/
Anželj92152/
Janželj864/
Ancelj7770/
Anzelj7730/
Hanzely71359/
Hansele7151/
Hansely7135/
Hangele7131/
Hanzeli7125/
Angeloj7116/
Hanseli7111/
Hanjele7110/
Hanzela715/
Hangeli713/
Hanzele712/
Janzelj711/
Andžela711/
Hancely710/
Chancela671,156/
Hanzhela67409/
Hanseler6748/
Chansela6718/
Haanjele6715/
Chanzele6712/
Chansele674/
Changele674/
Khangeli673/
Changeli673/
Hanselid673/
Khanseli673/
Chancele672/
Hanseele672/
Chancely672/
Hanseleh671/
Khangele671/
Haanzela671/
Handjele671/
Hanseley671/
Hanseela671/
Andželis671/
Khansele671/

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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 Hanželj
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