Hufnagel Surname
Approximately 9,060 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 5,821 | 1:13,830 | 1,806 |
| United States | 2,347 | 1:154,435 | 15,820 |
| Austria | 325 | 1:26,201 | 4,136 |
| Canada | 165 | 1:223,307 | 21,472 |
| Brazil | 102 | 1:2,098,768 | 66,021 |
| France | 43 | 1:1,544,714 | 145,815 |
| Poland | 38 | 1:1,000,230 | 71,240 |
| Netherlands | 28 | 1:603,113 | 52,179 |
| Slovakia | 26 | 1:205,248 | 33,808 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Australia | 18 | 1:1,499,761 | 75,721 |
| Argentina | 15 | 1:2,849,561 | 122,961 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| Switzerland | 12 | 1:684,410 | 46,196 |
| Croatia | 11 | 1:384,419 | 33,360 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| Israel | 9 | 1:950,848 | 57,975 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Hungary | 5 | 1:1,963,255 | 61,562 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Lithuania | 2 | 1:1,517,294 | 35,813 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 248 | 1:202,495 | 17,559 |
The alternate forms: Hufnágel (273) are calculated separately.
Hufnagel Surname Meaning
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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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hufnágel | 96 | 273 | / |
| Huffnagel | 94 | 69 | / |
| Hufnagiel | 94 | 23 | / |
| Hufnaguel | 94 | 12 | / |
| Hufnagael | 94 | 1 | / |
| Hufnaagel | 94 | 1 | / |
| Houfnagel | 94 | 0 | / |
| Hufnagell | 94 | 0 | / |
| Hufnagl | 93 | 3,110 | / |
| Ufnagel | 93 | 2 | / |
| Huffnaguel | 89 | 1 | / |
| Hufnegel | 88 | 1 | / |
| Aufnagel | 88 | 1 | / |
| Hufnogel | 88 | 0 | / |
| Hufnajel | 88 | 0 | / |
| Hufnagelová | 84 | 13 | / |
| Hufnagelova | 84 | 2 | / |
| Hoefnagel | 82 | 924 | / |
| Hufnachel | 82 | 0 | / |
| Hoofnagel | 82 | 0 | / |
| Hufnágl | 80 | 9 | / |
| Hoeffnagel | 78 | 99 | / |
| Hufnágelová | 74 | 20 | / |
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