Hench Surname
Approximately 1,350 people bear this surname
Hench Surname Definition:
(German) Descendant of Hink, a pet form of names beginning with Hagin (hedged place), as Haginbald, Haginher and Haganrich.
Hench Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,031 | 1:351,561 | 31,507 |
| Germany | 197 | 1:408,657 | 37,472 |
| Mexico | 23 | 1:5,396,792 | 30,197 |
| England | 22 | 1:2,532,639 | 91,802 |
| Ukraine | 19 | 1:2,395,931 | 155,639 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| Austria | 8 | 1:1,064,429 | 75,134 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 6 | 1:738,311 | 21,113 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 40 | 1:609,384 | 30,680 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,247,739 | 24,719 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 341 | 1:147,269 | 13,727 |
Hench (41) may also be a first name.
Hench Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) Descendant of Hink, a pet form of names beginning with Hagin (hedged place), as Haginbald, Haginher and Haganrich.
Hench Demographics
Average Hench Salary in
United States
$46,090 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Hench Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hench Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hench is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hench? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 284,958th most frequently held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 5,398,182 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 52 percent of Hench are found; 51 percent are found in North America and 49 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Hench is also the 1,590,275th most commonly used forename internationally, borne by 41 people.
The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 1,031 people, or 1 in 351,561. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 12 percent live, Florida, where 7 percent live and Ohio, where 6 percent live. Not including The United States Hench exists in 23 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 15 percent live and Mexico, where 2 percent live.
Hench Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Hench has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hench surname rose 302 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 45 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Hench Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Catholic (83%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Hench last name are 26.59% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 73.36% being registered to vote for the political party.
Hench earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.82% more than the national average, earning $46,090 USD per year.
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Hench Reference & Research
Hinch DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Hinch 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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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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- 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 Hench
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