Himmel Surname

78,753rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,202 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Himmel Surname Definition:

(German) Heaven or sky.

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Himmel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,5491:22,6843,004
United States1,8121:200,03319,680
Poland2181:174,35224,045
Austria1531:55,6568,727
Czechia901:118,15019,158
Canada701:526,36644,416
Switzerland481:171,10215,661
Hungary391:251,69920,039
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Argentina361:1,187,31770,591
Israel321:267,42624,032
France231:2,887,944200,772
Russia181:8,006,836292,169
Chile101:1,761,64727,489
England91:6,190,895170,599
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Namibia31:803,13415,170
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
China21:683,660,78330,601
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2651:189,50416,696

Himmel (54) may also be a first name.

Himmel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Heaven or sky.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

(German), Heaven. (variant: Hemelop and Paradise.)

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

User-submitted Reference

Himmel is German and means either 'sky' or 'heaven', since the german language does not distinguish between the two words.

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Himmel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Himmel occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Himmel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 78,753rd most commonly held last name globally, borne by around 1 in 1,175,032 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 68 percent of Himmel reside; 61 percent reside in Western Europe and 60 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,350,955th most frequent first name on earth. It is borne by 54 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 3,549 people, or 1 in 22,684. In Germany Himmel is most frequent in: Baden-Württemberg, where 29 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 18 percent live and Bavaria, where 15 percent live. Besides Germany this surname is found in 41 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent live and Poland, where 4 percent live.

Himmel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Himmel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Himmel last name grew 684 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 450 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Himmel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Himmel are 0.079999999999998% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 53.15% being registered with the party.

The amount Himmel earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 15.65% more than the national average, earning $49,903 USD per year and in Canada they earn 89.24% more than the national average, earning $94,020 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Himmell9240/
Khimmel9230/
Heimmel9215/
Chimmel921/
Haimmel921/
Huimmel920/
Himel9141,946/
Immel916,121/
Himml91162/
Hummel8356,066/
Heimel83854/
Gimmel83575/
Hemmel83461/
Immell83231/
Chimel83165/
Immelt8389/
Haimel8382/
Himell8341/
Hämmel8330/
Hinmel8318/
Hiemel835/
Hümmel835/
Jimmel834/
Hismel834/
Hymmel831/
Hjmmel831/
Eimmel831/
Huimel831/
Himeel831/
Iemmel830/
Imel803,185/
Himl80138/
Himmelová8092/
Imml801/
Hummell771,765/
Heijmel7722/
Chaimel7715/
Chimiel7714/
Hismell778/
Gimmell777/
Heimael776/
Hummiel772/
Chimell771/
Hemmell771/
Khemmel771/
Chiemel771/
Himmill771/
Kheimel771/
Yimmele771/
Chymmel771/
Chimoel771/
Hummuel770/
Heimell770/
Hemmiel770/
Huymmel770/
Heummel770/
Uimmell770/
Hemel7313,430/
Emmel734,704/
Hymel732,984/
Gimel731,018/
Humel73783/
Ummel73723/
Hämel73471/
Ismel73322/
Heiml73283/
Jimel73200/
Humml73167/
Haiml7398/
Aimel7395/
Imael7329/
Ymmel7318/
Chiml7313/
Ehmel7313/
Imeld7310/
Imell738/
Himil735/
Imiel734/
Ühmel733/
Eimel732/
Inmel732/
Imeel732/
Imeul731/
Khiml731/
Immil731/
Ihmel731/
Jmmel731/
Imoel731/
Uimel731/
Yimel731/
Himmlová7110/
Huemmell711/
Himelová711/
Gemmel671,504/
Chemel671,269/
Chimil67537/
Yimele67497/
Ismeel67465/
Hemelt67457/
Heemel67452/
Heymel67273/
Emmell67249/
Imoehl67115/
Joimel6780/
Emmuel6765/
Humell6758/
Heumel6757/
Hähmel6734/
Hymele6724/
Eismel6722/
Haymel6720/
Khymel6719/
Gimell6718/
Jemmel6712/
Hemmelová6711/
Eimael678/
Iml677/
Khemel675/
Heimelová674/
Ismell674/
Jaimel673/
Gaimel673/
Hemmil673/
Gimmil673/
Aimael673/
Imméll673/
Humael673/
Humuel672/
Hemell672/
Huimil672/
Emmael672/
Haimil672/
Ymmele672/
Jimael672/
Ummell671/
Khimil671/
Hemiel671/
Hymell671/
Hummil671/
Inmell671/
Immlet671/
Ummeel671/
Hemael671/
Himiol671/
Jimuel671/
Hemmelova671/
Ismesl671/
Chymel671/
Chieml671/
Aimuel671/
Hemuel671/
Emmeul671/
Jimmil671/
Jimmyl671/
Huemel671/
Jimell670/
Innmel670/
Immill670/
Immilt670/
Himild670/
Emmelt670/
Inmiel670/
Hetmel670/
Henmel670/

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