Hensons Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Hensons Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hensons Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Hensons Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hensons is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hensons? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 10,311,814th most frequently used last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Hensons are found; 67 percent are found in Southern Africa and 67 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most widespread in South Africa, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 27,088,852. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Western Cape, where 100 percent are found. Excluding South Africa it is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent are found.

Hensons Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hensons has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heinsons9310/
Ensons920/
Heinshons881/
Hansons8653/
Jensons864/
Eansons861/
Hinsons861/
Ennsons860/
Henshans802/
Henshens801/
Ansons77510/
Emsons772/
Hensums7148/
Ainsons712/
Hinsonz711/
Hansans711/
Jensuns710/
Annsons710/
Hanshans6727/
Chinsans671/
Hinchons670/
Chinsanse631/
Ahanssans631/
Chinsonje631/
Anzons621/
Incons621/
Enzonze574/
Jimsons571/
Jincons570/
Gensanx570/
Aynsanse531/
Chinsanje509/
Endjondje501/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Hensons
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