Hufnagel Surname

56,010th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,060 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Hufnagel Surname User-submission:

Hufnagel is a German occupational surname, compound of Huf (hoof) and Nagel (nail), referring to a farrier.

Hufnagel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5,8211:13,8301,806
United States2,3471:154,43515,820
Austria3251:26,2014,136
Canada1651:223,30721,472
Brazil1021:2,098,76866,021
France431:1,544,714145,815
Poland381:1,000,23071,240
Netherlands281:603,11352,179
Slovakia261:205,24833,808
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Argentina151:2,849,561122,961
England121:4,643,172139,951
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Croatia111:384,41933,360
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Israel91:950,84857,975
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Hungary51:1,963,25561,562
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2481:202,49517,559

The alternate forms: Hufnágel (273) are calculated separately.

Hufnagel Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Hufnagel is a German occupational surname, compound of Huf (hoof) and Nagel (nail), referring to a farrier.

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Hufnagel Last Name Facts

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

Hufnagel is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Hufnágel. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hufnagel? popularity and diffusion

The last name Hufnagel is the 56,010th most widely held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 804,365 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 70 percent of Hufnagel are found; 69 percent are found in Western Europe and 68 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 5,821 people, or 1 in 13,830. In Germany Hufnagel is most frequent in: Bavaria, where 42 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 18 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 13 percent reside. Excluding Germany this last name occurs in 38 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent reside and Austria, where 4 percent reside.

Hufnagel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hufnagel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hufnagel surname grew 946 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hufnagel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hufnagel surname are 17.52% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.29% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Hufnagel earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 217.26% more than the national average, earning R 753,936 per year; in United States they earn 9.49% more than the national average, earning $47,243 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.04% less than the national average, earning $46,683 CAD per year.

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