Hengst Surname

77,879th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,278 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Hengst Surname User-submission:

(German) From Middle High German heng(e)st, meaning 'stallion', denoting a person who works with horses, or by extension, a lustful man.

Hengst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,5691:22,5572,985
United States1,5111:239,88022,938
Netherlands6761:24,9814,059
Australia1671:161,65116,786
Austria1281:66,52710,251
South Africa541:1,003,29161,925
Canada361:1,023,48976,466
Namibia251:96,3768,697
New Zealand221:205,83320,770
Chile121:1,468,04024,959
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
England61:9,286,343223,652
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
France11:66,422,722504,397
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1641:306,21124,200

Hengst (10) may also be a first name.

Hengst Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

(German) From Middle High German heng(e)st, meaning 'stallion', denoting a person who works with horses, or by extension, a lustful man.

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Hengst Last Name Facts

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

Hengst is found most frequently in Germany. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hengst? popularity and diffusion

Hengst is the 77,879th most prevalent surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,160,807 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 70 percent of Hengst live; 70 percent live in Western Europe and 70 percent live in Germanic Europe. Hengst is also the 3,684,242nd most common first name globally, held by 10 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 3,569 people, or 1 in 22,557. In Germany it is most numerous in: Saxony, where 31 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 27 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 12 percent reside. Apart from Germany it occurs in 33 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 24 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 11 percent reside.

Hengst Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hengst has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hengst surname rose 921 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hengst Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Hengst last name are 27.72% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 74.49% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Hengst earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 61.06% more than the national average, earning R 382,740 per year; in United States they earn 2.89% more than the national average, earning $44,398 USD per year and in Canada they earn 54.06% more than the national average, earning $76,540 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hengste9213/
Hengstz928/
Engst91849/
Hengs9111/
Hingst832,410/
Hangst83168/
Henkst8341/
Aengst8327/
Hengse8320/
Heangs831/
Chengs831/
Gengst831/
Heings831/
Hengsp831/
Jengst830/
Engste830/
Henqst830/
Heungs830/
Engs80102/
Hengstová803/
Hingsth771/
Cheungs771/
Angst734,382/
Hings73141/
Engse73101/
Henks7384/
Engås7361/
Engsh7313/
Eangs735/
Hengz735/
Emgst733/
Jengs731/
Gengs731/
Eungs731/
Eings730/
Ingst730/
Engstová719/
Hettings717/
Hessings714/
Chengshe711/
Heisings710/
Heggings710/
Yingst671,437/
Heinks67315/
Heunks67102/
Jingst6795/
Hencks6779/
Hingse6731/
Henchs6730/
Hoings6715/
Huings6711/
Engsøe679/
Jyngst677/
Etings675/
Gingst675/
Henksh674/
Chengz674/
Chings674/
Etengs674/
Haings673/
Jenngs673/
Chechings672/
Engsås672/
Geengs671/
Hennks671/
Anngst670/
Aangst670/
Hinkst670/
Uingst670/
Chenks670/

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