Hensels Surname

1,155,901st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 207 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Hensels Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hensels Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1511:111,83617,874
Belgium471:244,60930,321
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
France11:66,422,722504,397
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Hensels Last Name Facts

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

Hensels is found in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Hensels click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hensels? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,155,901st most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 35,205,536 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Hensels are found; 96 percent are found in Western Europe and 95 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Hensels is most common in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 151 people, or 1 in 111,836. In The Netherlands Hensels is most prevalent in: Limburg, where 70 percent reside, North Brabant, where 11 percent reside and South Holland, where 9 percent reside. Aside from The Netherlands it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 23 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hensells930/
Henschels880/
Hengels86148/
Oensels866/
Henzels862/
Oenssels802/
Hanssels800/
Hansells800/
Heingels800/
Engels7737,824/
Enzels771/
Onsels771/
Ensles770/
Engelse71130/
Onssels7157/
Genzels7131/
Engells7130/
Engelst7110/
Engelsz716/
Engelsø716/
Hahnschels711/
Hancels711/
Hanzels711/
Gensles711/
Engelss710/
Engelsht6715/
Engelsch679/
Engelles673/
Encls671/
Eingells671/
Hencless670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hensels
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