Honders Surname

437,080th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 785 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Honders Surname User-submission:

The Honders surname comes from the Germanic word hundaz, plural for 'hound'.

The first form of this surname was Hunders.

Honders Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands7371:22,9133,674
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
England21:27,859,030389,889
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Hönders (21) are calculated separately.

Honders Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Honders surname comes from the Germanic word hundaz, plural for 'hound'.

The first form of this surname was Hunders.

- nickhonders

Honders Last Name Facts

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

The surname Honders is carried by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can be found as: Hönders. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Honders? popularity and diffusion

The last name Honders is the 437,080th most widespread last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 9,283,498 people. The surname Honders occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of Honders are found; 96 percent are found in Western Europe and 94 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Honders is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 737 people, or 1 in 22,913. In The Netherlands Honders is most numerous in: Gelderland, where 34 percent live, South Holland, where 30 percent live and Utrecht, where 15 percent live. Aside from The Netherlands this last name is found in 15 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent live and Belgium, where 1 percent live.

Honders Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Honders has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Honders surname grew 260 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Honders Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Honders earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 22.37% more than the national average, earning $52,800 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.8% less than the national average, earning $35,872 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hönders9521/
Hoenders93166/
Onders9268/
Henders86413/
Gonders8624/
Handers8613/
Hunders863/
Hondors862/
Hondars861/
Jonders860/
Hondersová821/
Chanders8052/
Heunders8029/
Gounders801/
Handerse800/
Henderss800/
Anders7755,430/
Enders7718,599/
Ondars7754/
Unders776/
Änders771/
Chaunders750/
Andersz71600/
Anderst71332/
Andersh71184/
Gunders71111/
Janders7188/
Ganders7157/
Andears7145/
Anderse7135/
Anderås7119/
Anderss719/
Endersz717/
Aanders717/
Andders714/
Junders712/
Handors712/
Underås711/
Aenders711/
Aunders711/
Hendirs711/
Annders711/
Hendors710/
Andeers710/
Andersch671,572/
Endersch6721/
Chamders675/
Gaunders672/

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