Henkelman Surname

242,725th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,644 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Henkelman Surname User-submission:

Comes from the German word henkermann, meaning 'executioner' or 'hangman'.

Henkelman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8751:414,23935,992
Netherlands3121:54,1269,292
Canada2481:148,57115,198
Poland991:383,92741,878
South Africa281:1,934,91888,980
Sweden161:615,42245,338
Ukraine141:3,251,621182,804
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
New Zealand111:411,66631,040
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
France21:33,211,361423,184
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Henkelman Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Comes from the German word henkermann, meaning 'executioner' or 'hangman'.

- bradhenkelman

Henkel, in German, means 'handle'. Therefore Henkelman means 'handleman'.

- kayjay131

Henkelman Last Name Facts

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

The surname Henkelman is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Henkelman? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 242,725th most frequently held last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 4,432,814 people. Henkelman is primarily found in The Americas, where 68 percent of Henkelman live; 68 percent live in North America and 68 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 875 people, or 1 in 414,239. In The United States Henkelman is most prevalent in: Nevada, where 18 percent live, Illinois, where 12 percent live and Wisconsin, where 7 percent live. Aside from The United States Henkelman occurs in 19 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 19 percent live and Canada, where 15 percent live.

Henkelman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Henkelman has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Henkelman surname expanded 7,955 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Henkelman Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Henkelman are 8.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.56% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Henkelman earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 57.62% less than the national average, earning R 100,704 per year; in United States they earn 13.81% more than the national average, earning $49,107 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.09% more than the national average, earning $54,199 CAD per year.

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