Hensle Surname

501,935th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 655 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Hensle Surname Definition:

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

Hensle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4451:180,91121,136
United States1831:1,980,650127,499
Austria91:946,15970,786
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

Hensle Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

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

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

Hensle Last Name Facts

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

Hensle is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hensle? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 501,935th most frequent family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 11,126,024 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 70 percent of Hensle reside; 70 percent reside in Western Europe and 70 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 445 people, or 1 in 180,911. In Germany it is mostly found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 97 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 2 percent reside and Bavaria, where 1 percent reside. Outside of Germany this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 28 percent reside and Austria, where 1 percent reside.

Hensle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hensle has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Hensle last name grew 572 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hensle Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hensle surname are 26.76% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 73.53% being registered with the political party.

Hensle earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 23.6% more than the national average, earning $53,331 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hensley9265,294/
Hensler925,743/
Henslee922,666/
Hensele928/
Henslet922/
Hensleu922/
Henssle921/
Henslea920/
Henslie920/
Ensle91208/
Henssler86363/
Heinsler8686/
Hennsley8627/
Hensleit8621/
Henszler8614/
Henssley865/
Heinsley863/
Henzsley863/
Hendslee862/
Hendsley862/
Hennsler862/
Henslley861/
Heansley861/
Henshley861/
Henselle860/
Henschle860/
Heanslet860/
Hensslee860/
Ensley835,564/
Einsle83476/
Enssle83247/
Ensler83110/
Hansle8381/
Hensly8373/
Gensle8362/
Ensele8360/
Hänsle8330/
Enslee8312/
Enslie8312/
Hemsle837/
Hensla836/
Hencle834/
Hinsle833/
Honsle832/
Enslet832/
Henzle831/
Henjle831/
Ensles830/
Henschler80140/
Heanssler8049/
Henseller802/
Heindsley801/
Heannsler801/
Henschele800/
Hemsley776,358/
Endsley773,906/
Henzler773,304/
Hinsley772,935/
Hansley771,807/
Heinzle771,559/
Hänsler77731/
Einsele77352/
Henshel77223/
Gensley7790/
Hencley7770/
Haensly7752/
Haensli7746/
Henzley7741/
Hinslea7721/
Henslay7711/
Hänsele7710/
Genssle7710/
Hänssle778/
Hencele778/
Hengele776/
Gensleh776/
Henzele776/
Enzsley775/
Honsley774/
Hanslee773/
Einsley773/
Ensleit772/
Hinslee772/
Hensytl772/
Henjley771/
Hensluy771/
Henzlee771/
Einslet771/
Enssley771/
Enselle771/
Hinsele771/
Hinsler770/
Einslie770/
Jensley770/
Heinsly770/
Hennsly770/
Henseil770/
Hemsler770/
Henslis770/
Henclee770/
Hemslee770/
Heensly770/
Hensloy770/
Henslip770/
Enßle73116/
Ensly7327/
Enzle7322/
Ensla7310/
Encle737/
Ansle732/
Insle731/
Ensli731/
Emsle730/
Heinzler71747/
Hindsley71503/
Hainsley71124/
Henchley71111/
Hänssler7199/
Hanselle7184/
Khengele7166/
Henshell7161/
Chenzele7141/
Hencelle7132/
Henchler7119/
Hågensli7115/
Genshlea716/
Chengele715/
Ensleová714/
Chinsley712/
Khenshel712/
Chenjele712/
Henseyjl711/
Henshill711/
Heinzlee711/
Einsletd711/
Endslley711/
Enschler711/
Hennßler711/
Hainsler710/
Hinnslet710/
Hensella710/
Hinsllet710/
Hensehel710/
Ansley676,395/
Insley673,947/
Emsley672,337/
Engele671,310/
Enzler671,240/
Insler67338/
Inslee67297/
Hänsli67281/
Hansli6770/
Enzele6763/
Hengeller6737/
Jeanselle6737/
Engile6731/
Einsla6715/
Ainsle6714/
Genzle6713/
Henzli6712/
Onsley6710/
Anslie678/
Hänßle678/
Genßle676/
Insele674/
Hinsly673/
Hinzle673/
Chenchele673/
Ensail673/
Enjele673/
Endsly672/
Enslay672/
Hincle672/
Enslia672/
Anslee671/
Enxley671/
Gensli671/
Enzles671/
Ansleu671/
Hinsli671/
Henschhel671/
Henszlich671/
Insile671/
Gensly671/
Emslee671/
Enseil671/
Enjile671/
Ensuil671/
Chenchlee671/
Hennshell670/
Ensloy670/
Emsler670/
Encley670/
Heinchlle670/
Honsly670/
Inslie670/
Enssly670/

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