Himmels Surname

1,573,888th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 130 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Himmels Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Himmels Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1181:682,25052,603
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Himmels Last Name Facts

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

The surname Himmels is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Himmels? popularity and diffusion

Himmels is the 1,573,888th most frequently occurring last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 56,058,046 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 94 percent of Himmels are found; 91 percent are found in Western Europe and 91 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 118 people, or 1 in 682,250. In Germany it is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 97 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 1 percent live and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 1 percent live. Besides Germany Himmels occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 5 percent live and Russia, where 2 percent live.

Himmels Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Himmels has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Himmels surname declined 12 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Himmels Last Name Statistics demography

Himmels earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 27.47% more than the national average, earning $55,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chimmels931/
Himels921/
Immels921/
Hummels86416/
Hümmels868/
Gimmels861/
Imels832/
Hemmells801/
Himmelseher7873/
Ummels771,066/
Ihmels77776/
Hemels77263/
Emmels7724/
Himles776/
Imelse771/
Ismels771/
Heemels71344/
Emmells714/
Gemmels710/
Umels674/
Emels673/
Hemls672/
Imles670/

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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
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  • 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 Himmels
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