Hentig Surname

1,544,715th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 134 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Hentig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hentig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany891:904,55664,175
United States371:9,796,187405,931
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Hentig Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hentig is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hentig? popularity and diffusion

The last name Hentig is the 1,544,715th most widely held last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 54,384,671 people. The surname Hentig occurs mostly in Europe, where 67 percent of Hentig are found; 66 percent are found in Western Europe and 66 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 89 people, or 1 in 904,556. In Germany Hentig is mostly concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 78 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 12 percent are found and Hamburg, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Germany Hentig exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 28 percent are found and Canada, where 5 percent are found.

Hentig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hentig has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hentig surname rose 185 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hentig Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Hentig surname are 22.46% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 69.23% registered with the political party.

The amount Hentig earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 15.41% more than the national average, earning $49,799 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.68% more than the national average, earning $62,444 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Entig91287/
Hantig83942/
Hentic8367/
Hentik8316/
Jentig8314/
Hantigk773/
Hantigh771/
Hentick771/
Chentik771/
Chentigova751/
Antig731,996/
Yntig73777/
Intig73738/
Enteg73390/
Entik73254/
Entic73140/
Ontig731/
Eineteig7116/
Hentique718/
Chentick711/
Chenteik711/
Chenticx711/
Antigh6790/
Hantik6771/
Hentek6751/
Gentik678/
Gintig677/
Entiqu675/
Hemteg674/
Hontic672/
Eantik672/
Intigh671/
Jentic671/
Hintik671/
Entiok671/
Entike671/
Jentik671/

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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 Hentig
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