Hartung Surname

15,721st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35,434 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Hartung Surname Definition:

(German) The son of Hart (strong); descendant of Harto, a pet form of names beginning with Hart, as Hardher, Hardmod or Hartnagel.

Hartung Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany24,4971:3,286352
United States7,4401:48,7185,905
Denmark4581:12,3251,180
Namibia4071:5,9201,148
Brazil3871:553,16420,695
Canada3811:96,70810,530
Hungary2491:39,4234,240
Poland1881:202,17426,943
Switzerland1501:54,7537,051
South Africa1471:368,55633,364
France1431:464,49566,161
Austria1231:69,23110,618
Australia1151:234,74522,001
Netherlands1031:163,95324,033
Argentina1011:423,20232,207
England821:679,48938,951
Sweden811:121,5658,649
Belgium461:249,92730,800
Thailand451:1,569,741208,465
Norway451:114,27315,150
Ireland341:138,4986,546
New Zealand331:137,22216,302
Chile311:568,27313,994
Israel261:329,14027,831
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Spain201:2,337,60257,118
Italy131:4,704,361107,811
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Liechtenstein51:7,6761,080
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
China31:455,773,85521,925
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Macau11:601,6301,582
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England301:812,51235,970
Scotland101:374,32210,959
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1161:44,9995,202

Hartung (31) may also be a first name.

Hartung Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) The son of Hart (strong); descendant of Harto, a pet form of names beginning with Hart, as Hardher, Hardmod or Hartnagel.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Hartung Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hartung occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hartung? popularity and diffusion

The surname Hartung is the 15,721st most prevalent surname internationally, held by around 1 in 205,665 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 74 percent of Hartung reside; 71 percent reside in Western Europe and 70 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Hartung is also the 1,874,099th most commonly held given name at a global level, borne by 31 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 24,497 people, or 1 in 3,286. In Germany Hartung is most prevalent in: Thuringia, where 15 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent live and Hesse, where 12 percent live. Not including Germany it occurs in 53 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent live and Denmark, where 1 percent live.

Hartung Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hartung has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hartung last name increased 667 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 273 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 40 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hartung Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hartung surname are 5.25% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.02% registered with the party.

The amount Hartung earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 11.28% less than the national average, earning 307,048 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 125.19% more than the national average, earning R 535,140 per year; in United States they earn 8.62% more than the national average, earning $46,870 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.02% more than the national average, earning $52,177 CAD per year.

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Hartung Reference & Research

Hartung DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Hartung 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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