Henčel Surname
Approximately 71 people bear this surname
Henčel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovakia | 37 | 1:144,228 | 26,002 |
| Croatia | 34 | 1:124,371 | 18,240 |
The alternate forms: Hencel (392) are calculated separately.
Henčel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Henčel Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Henčel occurs in Slovakia more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Hencel. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Henčel? popularity and diffusion
Henčel is the 2,255,512th most widespread last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 102,641,492 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Henčel are found; 52 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 52 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.
The surname Henčel is most common in Slovakia, where it is held by 37 people, or 1 in 144,228. In Slovakia Henčel is mostly concentrated in: Trenčín Region, where 65 percent are found, Košice Region, where 16 percent are found and Trnava Region, where 8 percent are found. Aside from Slovakia this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Croatia, where 48 percent are found.
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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 Henčel
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