Hench Surname

284,958th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,350 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0311:351,56131,507
Germany1971:408,65737,472
Mexico231:5,396,79230,197
England221:2,532,63991,802
Ukraine191:2,395,931155,639
India111:69,733,217610,955
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
China71:195,331,65210,124
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England401:609,38430,680
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3411:147,26913,727

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.

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

Hench Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hench is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Hench click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hench? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 284,958th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,398,182 people. Hench occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 52 percent of Hench reside; 51 percent reside in North America and 49 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,590,275th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, held by 41 people.

The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 1,031 people, or 1 in 351,561. In The United States Hench is mostly found in: California, where 12 percent live, Florida, where 7 percent live and Ohio, where 6 percent live. Besides The United States it is found in 23 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 15 percent live and Mexico, where 2 percent live.

Hench Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hench has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hench last name grew 302 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 45 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hench Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Hench last name is primarily Catholic (83%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Hench surname are 26.59% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 73.36% being registered with 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hensch911,967/
Henche91858/
Chench91122/
Henchs9130/
Hennch9128/
Heinch918/
Henzch917/
Hentch913/
Haench910/
Hiench910/
Henc89671/
Ench89192/
Chenche832,154/
Hentsch831,339/
Heinsch831,267/
Hiensch83373/
Hensche83206/
Hendsch8368/
Heinech8343/
Hennche8321/
Heinnch835/
Heinchs835/
Khenchh834/
Hendche833/
Heansch832/
Henstch832/
Hentche832/
Hettnch831/
Heunsch831/
Kheinch831/
Heinche831/
Chensch831/
Khenche831/
Cheanch831/
Hennsch830/
Hinch803,749/
Hencz801,280/
Hence80876/
Ensch80818/
Hensh80676/
Hanch80302/
Enche80263/
Gench80189/
Honch8090/
Hynch8061/
Heinc8056/
Jench8054/
Chenc8045/
Henci8032/
Ahnch808/
Emnch806/
Oench804/
Einch804/
Eynch802/
Eunch802/
Enchs802/
Hemch802/
Hejnc801/
Hienc800/
Hienzsch77161/
Hentsche7751/
Heintsch7747/
Hentzsch7737/
Heinsche7725/
Henchowa7715/
Eschench772/
Henchova771/
Heineche771/
Khennche771/
Henchová771/
Hendsche771/
Hientsch770/
Enc75324/
Hinsch733,813/
Hänsch733,499/
Gensch732,245/
Heincz73378/
Hemche73155/
Chenci73112/
Chence7389/
Heince7389/
Hinchh7363/
Heansh7362/
Entsch7357/
Hintch7335/
Chynch7327/
Henkhe7323/
Hencze7322/
Hemsch7320/
Hainch7314/
Chinch7313/
Chencz7313/
Geynch7312/
Khenkh7312/
Hinche738/
Hänche738/
Hönche736/
Ennche735/
Khynch734/
Henhtz733/
Heance732/
Gentch732/
Khinch732/
Hentsh732/
Einche732/
Einech732/
Chemch731/
Henshe731/
Huynch731/
Jentch731/
Hannch731/
Heinsh731/
Hiensh731/
Hejnce731/
Hejncz731/
Hahnch731/
Eenche731/
Cheanc731/
Ahanch731/
Hendci731/
Henthz731/
Henzhe731/
Hinchs730/
Hensci730/
Ehnche730/
Hientzsch71201/
Heintzsch7141/
Henschová7125/
Chenchova7115/
Kheineche712/
Henschova711/
Hens676,119/
Henz675,507/
Hinc673,980/
Chinche673,626/
Inch672,992/
Gentsch672,264/
Emch672,000/
Ence671,260/
Henß67846/
Enci67608/
Enkh67495/
Häntsch67410/
Heimsch67313/
Hainsch67195/
Anch67147/
Hencová67101/
Hync6773/
Encz6771/
Jähnsch6760/
Hintsch6757/
Henč6756/
Hecz6750/
Henţ6741/
Ensh6735/
Onch6731/
Haynech6720/
Heinschová6718/
Khinche6716/
Ientsch6716/
D'Oench6715/
Hynscht6714/
Henx6713/
Henś6712/
Jennsch6711/
Jeensch6711/
Henć6711/
Chenshe6711/
Chemche679/
Hindsch678/
Jehnsch678/
Jeinsch677/
Hinzsch677/
Chenzhe677/
Hinscht676/
Heankhe674/
Enhc673/
Hencova672/
Heinschova672/
Jendsch672/
Huinche672/
Ienc672/
Enjh672/
Ynch671/
Chinchd671/
Jeansch671/
Hemsche671/
Hentschová671/
Hinnchs671/
Eamnche671/
Hainech671/
Kheansh671/
Enchova671/
Entc671/
Khenkhe671/
Ejnc671/
Enhj671/
Enxh671/
Hemtsch671/
Ihnc671/
Hjnc671/
Eantsch670/
Gentchs670/
Heimche670/

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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

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hench
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