Hentschel Surname

21,677th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25,108 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Hentschel Surname Definition:

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

Hentschel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany22,0771:3,647394
United States1,7121:211,71720,690
Austria1711:49,7987,899
Australia1281:210,90420,401
Brazil1121:1,911,37861,207
Canada1101:334,96030,494
France1041:638,68083,098
Poland941:404,34843,186
England871:640,43737,483
Switzerland731:112,50611,658
Sweden601:164,11311,407
Argentina491:872,31556,573
Mexico481:2,585,96321,318
South Africa461:1,177,77667,773
Czechia441:241,67033,051
Thailand251:2,825,534284,782
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Belgium191:605,08754,956
New Zealand191:238,33322,631
Spain191:2,460,63358,585
Hungary131:755,09840,181
Denmark121:470,39330,183
Norway81:642,78647,258
Ecuador81:1,988,23121,385
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Netherlands41:4,221,794131,139
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
China31:455,773,85521,925
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States611:823,25750,999

Hentschel 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

Hentschel Last Name Facts

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

Hentschel has its highest incidence in Germany. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hentschel? popularity and diffusion

It is the 21,677th most common family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 290,248 people. The last name Hentschel occurs mostly in Europe, where 91 percent of Hentschel reside; 89 percent reside in Western Europe and 89 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 22,077 people, or 1 in 3,647. In Germany Hentschel is most numerous in: Saxony, where 20 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 18 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 11 percent live. Outside of Germany this last name exists in 46 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 7 percent live and Austria, where 1 percent live.

Hentschel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hentschel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hentschel surname rose 2,807 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,088 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hentschel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hentschel last name are 9.76% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.53% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Hentschel earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 26.54% more than the national average, earning 437,946 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 69.62% more than the national average, earning R 403,080 per year; in United States they earn 13.46% more than the national average, earning $48,956 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.6% more than the national average, earning $50,977 CAD per year.

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