Henschel Surname

38,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,626 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Henschel Surname Definition:

“Little Hans” in South German.

Henschel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany9,2811:8,6741,069
United States2,3721:152,80715,679
Brazil9351:228,9578,857
Canada4501:81,8799,127
Poland1441:263,95032,677
Switzerland821:100,15810,705
Denmark641:88,1998,478
Paraguay451:160,8173,242
South Africa411:1,321,40772,211
Australia311:870,82953,581
Sweden201:492,33835,486
England201:2,785,90397,972
Austria191:448,18144,644
Argentina171:2,514,318114,515
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
Philippines111:9,203,475207,772
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Ecuador81:1,988,23121,385
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
France41:16,605,680368,153
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1481:339,31526,182

Henschel (196) may also be a first name.

Henschel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Little Hans” in South German.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(German) Descendant of little Hans, a pet form of Johannes (gracious gift of Jehovah).

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

Henschel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Henschel (Arabic: هنشل) is found most in Germany. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Henschel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 38,594th most numerous surname in the world, held by around 1 in 534,827 people. The last name Henschel occurs mostly in Europe, where 71 percent of Henschel live; 69 percent live in Western Europe and 69 percent live in Germanic Europe. Henschel is also the 648,004th most common given name at a global level. It is borne by 196 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 9,281 people, or 1 in 8,674. In Germany Henschel is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 16 percent are found, Brandenburg, where 13 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Germany this surname occurs in 44 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent are found and Brazil, where 7 percent are found.

Henschel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Henschel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Henschel surname expanded 1,603 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Henschel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Henschel are 13.86% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.63% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Henschel earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 36.65% more than the national average, earning 472,924 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 91.05% more than the national average, earning R 454,008 per year; in United States they earn 6.51% more than the national average, earning $45,956 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.22% more than the national average, earning $51,283 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Henschell94376/
Heinschel9454/
Haenschel9415/
Henschkel945/
Hoenschel941/
Henschael941/
Henchel93258/
Henshel93223/
Henschl9342/
Henscel934/
Haenschell891/
Hoenschell890/
Genschel88173/
Henchell8866/
Henshell8861/
Hanschel8845/
Hönschel8829/
Hemschel8814/
Hänschel8812/
Khenshel882/
Hentscel882/
Heinchel882/
Henschil881/
Henshkel880/
Hensckel880/
Hinschel880/
Hensehel880/
Hensel8629,748/
Hencel86392/
Enchel862/
Henschelová846/
Hanschell8237/
Hänschell8211/
Heintscel821/
Hennshell820/
Honschell820/
Haensel801,528/
Hensell80456/
Henszel80193/
Henzsel80143/
Genshel8097/
Hinchel8092/
Anschel8067/
Heincel8043/
Henssel8025/
Henselt8024/
Heinsel8019/
Chensel806/
Chencel806/
Heansel805/
Henseel802/
Hinshel801/
Hensuel801/
Hensiel801/
Hentcel801/
Henscil800/
Henskel800/
Heinschild7825/
Henschlová781/
Ensel77511/
Hencl77185/
Encel77116/
Hensl7794/
Enscl771/
Ginschel75117/
Haenszel7575/
Anschell7542/
Gehensel7518/
Haenssel7512/
Haensell7510/
Chinchel753/
Henchill751/
Henshill751/
Heinseld751/
Chenszel751/
Heinsell750/
Hemchell750/
Hansel7110,415/
Hänsel716,869/
Henzel713,954/
Hengel711,888/
Gensel711,517/
Enchil71736/
Honsel71600/
Ensell71503/
Gencel71402/
Einsel71255/
Jensel71171/
Henžel71159/
Encell71108/
Hencil7178/
Hencelová7169/
Hinsel7153/
Enzsel7152/
Hemsel7149/
Hensil7145/
Jencel7145/
Henjel7137/
Henßel7131/
Ahnsel7124/
Heincl7122/
Hensyl7119/
Henselová7116/
Haensl716/
Hencelova712/
Enzhel712/
Jeanschil711/
Eunsel711/
Hainshell711/
Ahncel711/
Ensiel711/
Henselova711/
Henhsl711/
Enseel710/
Chinchell710/
Hensll710/
Aensel710/
Chenchill710/
Heinzel674,920/
Enchill674,793/
Hansell674,673/
Henzell67561/
Honsell67152/
Hemsell67110/
Ahnsehl6764/
Hajncel6754/
Hohnsel6748/
Etensel6747/
Hanssel6742/
Hainsel6741/
Endzhel6723/
Hinsell6723/
Jeancel6723/
Jensell6722/
Honcell6715/
Haenzel6712/
Esinsel6712/
Chengel6711/
Hynzhel677/
Hensill676/
Gensell676/
Heimschild676/
Khenzel674/
Einssel673/
Isensel673/
Khengel673/
Henslet672/
Ensield672/
Genssel672/
Hänssel672/
Ensl672/
Heisenselt671/
Hinselt671/
Einseld671/
Hänsell671/
Jeansel671/
Jenszel671/
Hendżel671/
Ahnsell671/
Chensil671/
Chenzel671/
Hendjel671/
Enchild671/
Chencil671/
Henzeld671/
Hengell670/
Einsell670/
Hannsel670/
Hencill670/
Heingel670/
Henszil670/
Hemssel670/
Honsael670/
Honnsel670/

Henschel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Henschel in the Arabic language
هنشلhnshl-

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