Henssel Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Henssel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Henssel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark181:313,59522,770
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Henssel (12) may also be a first name.

Henssel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Henssel is found in Denmark more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Henssel? popularity and diffusion

Henssel is the 3,957,383rd most numerous surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Henssel are found; 76 percent are found in Northern Europe and 72 percent are found in Scandinavia. Henssel is also the 3,306,491st most frequently used first name worldwide, held by 12 people.

It is most frequently used in Denmark, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 313,595. In Denmark Henssel is mostly concentrated in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 28 percent live, North Denmark Region, where 28 percent live and Region of Southern Denmark, where 22 percent live. Other than Denmark this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 12 percent live and Brazil, where 8 percent live.

Henssel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Henssel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Henssel surname contracted 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Haenssel9312/
Hensel9229,748/
Haensel861,528/
Hensell86456/
Henshel86223/
Henszel86193/
Henzsel86143/
Hanssel8642/
Henselt8624/
Heinsel8619/
Chensel866/
Heansel865/
Henscel864/
Einssel863/
Genssel862/
Henseel862/
Hänssel862/
Hensuel861/
Hensiel861/
Hemssel860/
Ensel83511/
Hensl8394/
Henschel8013,626/
Haenszel8075/
Henshell8061/
Gehensel8018/
Haensell8010/
Khenshel802/
Hentscel802/
Hanssell802/
Heinseld801/
Chenszel801/
Heinsell800/
Hensehel800/
Hansel7710,415/
Hänsel776,869/
Henzel773,954/
Hengel771,888/
Gensel771,517/
Honsel77600/
Ensell77503/
Hencel77392/
Einsel77255/
Jensel77171/
Henžel77159/
Hinsel7753/
Enzsel7752/
Hemsel7749/
Hensil7745/
Henjel7737/
Henßel7731/
Ahnsel7724/
Hensyl7719/
Haensl776/
Anssel773/
Eunsel771/
Ensiel771/
Henhsl771/
Enseel770/
Hensll770/
Aensel770/
Henschell75376/
Heinschel7554/
Henselová7516/
Haenschel7515/
Heintscel751/
Hoenschel751/
Henselova751/
Henschael751/
Hennshell750/
Chinssell750/
Ensl732/
Heinzel714,920/
Hansell714,673/
Henzell71561/
Henchel71258/
Honsell71152/
Hemsell71110/
Genshel7197/
Ahnsehl7164/
Hohnsel7148/
Etensel7147/
Heincel7143/
Henschl7142/
Hainsel7141/
Hinsell7123/
Jensell7122/
Haenzel7112/
Esinsel7112/
Chengel7111/
Hensill716/
Gensell716/
Chencel716/
Khenzel714/
Isensel713/
Khengel713/
Henslet712/
Ensield712/
Anssell711/
Heisenselt711/
Hinselt711/
Einseld711/
Hänsell711/
Jeansel711/
Jenszel711/
Hendżel711/
Ahnsell711/
Chensil711/
Chenzel711/
Hendjel711/
Haenschell711/
Hentcel711/
Henzeld711/
Hengell710/
Einsell710/
Hannsel710/
Henscil710/
Heingel710/
Hoenschell710/
Henszil710/
Inssell710/
Honsael710/
Honnsel710/
Engel67131,176/
Ansel677,702/
Insel672,296/
Önsel67644/
Henzl67582/
Hansl67505/
Enzel67403/
Ensil67234/
Hencl67185/
Genschel67173/
Encel67116/
Enjel6794/
Henslová6770/
Henchell6766/
Emsel6732/
Onsel6721/
Honsl6719/
Hemschel6714/
Hänsl6713/
Enxel679/
Enselová677/
Henschelová676/
Hinsl673/
Henžl673/
Hinnsell672/
Henśl672/
Hendziel672/
Heinchel672/
Chinsell671/
Henshill671/
Heisenseldt671/
Einseldt671/
Henschil671/
Henslova671/
Hendrzel671/
Enscl671/
Chiensil671/
Honnsell670/
Chemsell670/
Heanslet670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Henssel
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