Hinkel Surname

56,968th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,893 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Hinkel Surname Definition:

(German) Dweller at the sign of the little chicken; an affectionate name for a friend; descendant of Hinkel, a pet form of Heinrich (home ruler).

Hinkel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4,6001:17,5012,296
United States3,3591:107,90711,807
Brazil5741:372,95214,239
Hungary861:114,14310,831
Canada711:518,95243,932
France461:1,443,972140,296
South Africa251:2,167,10894,352
Switzerland251:328,51725,592
Austria241:354,81038,119
Denmark151:376,31425,792
Norway151:342,81932,589
England81:6,964,757184,742
United States Virgin Islands81:13,7971,930
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6541:76,7878,161

Hinkel (10) may also be a first name.

Hinkel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Dweller at the sign of the little chicken; an affectionate name for a friend; descendant of Hinkel, a pet form of Heinrich (home ruler).

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

Hinkel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hinkel has its highest incidence in Germany. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Hinkel click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hinkel? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 56,968th most prevalent surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 819,470 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 54 percent of Hinkel live; 53 percent live in Western Europe and 52 percent live in Germanic Europe. Hinkel is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently occurring first name worldwide It is held by 10 people.

The last name Hinkel is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 4,600 people, or 1 in 17,501. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Hesse, where 23 percent are found, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 20 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 15 percent are found. Excluding Germany this surname occurs in 33 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 38 percent are found and Brazil, where 6 percent are found.

Hinkel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hinkel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hinkel last name grew 514 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 133 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hinkel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hinkel last name are 19.26% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.03% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Hinkel earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 1% less than the national average, earning 342,604 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 19.81% less than the national average, earning R 190,560 per year; in United States they earn 3.55% more than the national average, earning $44,679 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.27% less than the national average, earning $46,073 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heinkel921,723/
Hinckel921,131/
Hinkell9283/
Hainkel9228/
Chinkel9221/
Hienkel926/
Khinkel924/
Hinkeel920/
Inkel91566/
Hinkl9155/
Heinckel8630/
Cheinkel867/
Hinckell861/
Henkel8339,273/
Ginkel831,561/
Hunkel83469/
Inkell8364/
Ingkel8328/
Hynkel8324/
Hinkil8313/
Inckel838/
Hünkel836/
Hinckl835/
Inkeld832/
Oinkel831/
Jinkel831/
Chinkl831/
Ischinkel802/
Henckel772,075/
Henkiel77287/
Henkell77110/
Hinchel7792/
Heincel7743/
Hinklet7736/
Hunkiel7725/
Hunckel7717/
Chenkel7714/
Hengkel776/
Hinquel774/
Ginckel773/
Ainckel771/
Chink'l771/
Ginkell771/
Hinckil771/
Hinkled771/
Khynkel771/
Hinkill770/
Incel731,791/
Unkel731,365/
Enkel73515/
Henkl7362/
Inkil732/
Himkl731/
Hunkl731/
Henckell71260/
Chincuel716/
Chinchel713/
Heinchel712/
Chenckel711/
Hinquell711/
Hennckel711/
Henckeel711/
Genkel67792/
Hencel67392/
Inceel67227/
Gincel67216/
Inquel67199/
Engkel67170/
Enkeld67119/
Unckel6763/
Ingkil6751/
Heincl6722/
Jänkel6716/
Henkelová6713/
Haincl6711/
Unkell679/
Enkell678/
Hunkil677/
Incell675/
Ungkel674/
Yonkel672/
Henkelova672/
Hincil671/
Jinkil671/
Henőkl671/
Inkuil671/
Enkiel671/
Enckel671/
Chinchell670/
Henkil670/

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Hinkel Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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