Henkel Surname

14,186th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39,273 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Henkel Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Hagano or Heino (hedged place), a pet form of names so beginning, such as Haginold, Haginwarth and Haganrich.

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Henkel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany27,3311:2,946300
United States7,6251:47,5365,769
Brazil9231:231,9338,969
Australia4511:59,8577,258
Canada4341:84,8989,423
Poland4051:93,84914,391
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
Mexico2261:549,2319,477
Austria1861:45,7827,317
South Africa1711:316,82930,013
Switzerland1321:62,2197,689
Thailand1311:539,22492,925
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Netherlands1061:159,31323,533
Argentina951:449,93133,821
England711:784,76142,668
Denmark611:92,5368,820
Sweden601:164,11311,407
Ukraine461:989,62492,482
Hungary411:239,42119,309
Russia371:3,895,218191,585
Spain361:1,298,66842,856
New Zealand231:196,88420,367
Belgium221:522,57550,051
France181:3,690,151224,666
Czechia161:664,59262,292
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
Norway131:395,56035,657
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
India91:85,229,487684,495
Colombia91:5,308,23018,838
Slovakia81:667,05668,191
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
China31:455,773,85521,925
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Palau11:21,643223
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8871:56,6166,317

Henkel (135) may also be a first name.

Henkel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of Hagano or Heino (hedged place), a pet form of names so beginning, such as Haginold, Haginwarth and Haganrich.

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

User-submitted Reference

German: derivative of the personal name Heinrich. Literal German to English translation of Henken: 'to hang'.

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Henkel Last Name Facts

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

Henkel (Arabic: هنكل) occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Henkel? popularity and diffusion

Henkel is the 14,186th most frequent last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 185,561 people. The last name Henkel occurs mostly in Europe, where 73 percent of Henkel are found; 71 percent are found in Western Europe and 71 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Henkel is also the 797,647th most commonly used given name internationally, borne by 135 people.

The last name Henkel is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 27,331 people, or 1 in 2,946. In Germany it is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 21 percent are found, Hesse, where 20 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 9 percent are found. Barring Germany this last name exists in 76 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent are found and Brazil, where 2 percent are found.

Henkel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Henkel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Henkel surname rose 860 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 355 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Henkel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Henkel surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Henkel are 19.93% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.7% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Henkel earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 7.23% more than the national average, earning 371,116 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 78.72% more than the national average, earning R 424,716 per year; in United States they earn 4.46% more than the national average, earning $45,074 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.98% less than the national average, earning $48,202 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Henckel922,075/
Heinkel921,723/
Henkiel92287/
Henkell92110/
Chenkel9214/
Hengkel926/
Hienkel926/
Haenkel920/
Enkel91515/
Henkl9162/
Henckell86260/
Heinckel8630/
Cheinkel867/
Chenckel861/
Henckeel861/
Hennckel861/
Hinkel838,893/
Hankel832,750/
Genkel83792/
Hencel83392/
Engkel83170/
Enkeld83119/
Hynkel8324/
Enkell838/
Henőkl831/
Honkel831/
Aenkel831/
Enkiel831/
Enckel831/
Henkil830/
Henkelová8013/
Henkelova802/
Enkl801/
Hinckel771,131/
Hanckel77457/
Henchel77258/
Enckell77251/
Jenckel77187/
Henquel77137/
Hinkell7783/
Heincel7743/
Hainkel7728/
Genckel7725/
Chinkel7721/
Hankell779/
Chencel776/
Hankiel774/
Khinkel774/
Enkeldt771/
Khynkel771/
Hinkeel770/
Henkill770/
Hannkel770/
Chenkelova751/
Inkel73566/
Ankel73282/
Onkel73271/
Hencl73185/
Hankl73116/
Encel73116/
Hinkl7355/
Enőkl736/
Enkil736/
Henchell7166/
Henklová7139/
Chenquel7118/
Henquell7117/
Heinchel712/
Honckeel711/
Hinckell711/
Jenckell711/
Ginkel671,561/
Ankiel67303/
Encell67108/
Hencil6778/
Inkell6764/
Enquel6739/
Angkel6735/
Engkil6732/
Ingkel6728/
Heincl6722/
Jänkel6716/
Hinkil6713/
Genkil679/
Inckel678/
Ankell677/
Hinckl675/
Hankil675/
Onckel673/
Inkeld672/
Ischinkel672/
Yonkel672/
Chinkl671/
Ankkel671/
Oinkel671/
Jinkel671/
Onkiel671/
Hanckl671/
Emgkel671/
Enkill671/

Henkel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Henkel in the Arabic language
هنكلhnkl-

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Henkel Reference & Research

Henckel FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

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