Hummel Surname

10,030th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56,066 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Hummel Surname Definition:

(German) A nickname for an excited person; one who came from Hummel (bumblebee), in Germany; descendant of Hummo or Humbold (Hun, brave).

Hummel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany24,7361:3,255345
United States20,8701:17,3672,199
Netherlands2,4661:6,848779
Canada1,5071:24,4503,317
Austria1,3531:6,294757
France1,2311:53,9587,113
Brazil8401:254,8509,821
Switzerland7241:11,3441,870
Australia2651:101,87111,478
Denmark2071:27,2692,804
England1901:293,25322,497
Poland1801:211,16027,852
Hungary1611:60,9716,336
Argentina1541:277,55522,327
Sweden1341:73,4835,515
South Africa1131:479,44939,619
Thailand1101:642,167108,371
Czechia981:108,50517,820
Namibia971:24,8394,039
Peru761:418,21213,084
Norway571:90,21612,446
Mexico471:2,640,98321,548
Paraguay381:190,4413,605
Spain351:1,335,77243,485
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Finland261:211,41217,592
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Israel211:407,50632,346
Croatia201:211,43024,636
Liechtenstein191:2,020214
Belgium191:605,08754,956
Russia191:7,585,424283,555
New Zealand181:251,57423,165
Scotland181:297,43413,849
New Caledonia161:17,2644,719
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Ukraine121:3,793,558197,857
Slovakia121:444,70454,815
Italy101:6,115,669111,715
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
China91:151,924,6187,954
Turkey71:11,117,346139,182
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Bulgaria51:1,395,78141,665
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Wales51:618,90625,852
United States Virgin Islands51:22,0752,767
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England391:625,00931,098
Wales61:261,4039,165
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,4191:14,6881,880

The alternate forms: Hümmel (5) are calculated separately.

Hummel (90) may also be a first name.

Hummel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) A nickname for an excited person; one who came from Hummel (bumblebee), in Germany; descendant of Hummo or Humbold (Hun, brave).

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

Hummel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hummel occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Hümmel. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hummel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 10,030th most widespread surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 129,982 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 57 percent of Hummel are found; 54 percent are found in Western Europe and 52 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Hummel is also the 1,005,046th most numerous forename throughout the world, held by 90 people.

Hummel is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 24,736 people, or 1 in 3,255. In Germany it is mostly found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 43 percent reside, Bavaria, where 23 percent reside and Hesse, where 7 percent reside. Excluding Germany Hummel is found in 76 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 37 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 4 percent reside.

Hummel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hummel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hummel last name increased 610 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 487 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 360 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 17 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hummel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hummel last name are 18.52% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.29% registered with the political party.

The amount Hummel earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 9.94% less than the national average, earning 311,674 kr per year; in Peru they earn 41.85% more than the national average, earning S/. 27,497 per year; in South Africa they earn 76.19% more than the national average, earning R 418,704 per year; in United States they earn 3.49% more than the national average, earning $44,657 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.73% more than the national average, earning $53,026 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hümmel945/
Hummell921,765/
Hummelt92471/
Khummel924/
Hummiel922/
Hummeld920/
Hummuel920/
Huimmel920/
Huymmel920/
Heummel920/
Humel91783/
Ummel91723/
Humml91167/
Chummuel864/
Huemmell861/
Hommel837,494/
Himmel836,202/
Houmel831,000/
Gummel83568/
Chumel83330/
Humelt8387/
Humell8358/
Heumel8357/
Jummel833/
Humael833/
Humuel832/
Ummell831/
Aummel831/
Hummil831/
Ummeel831/
Huimel831/
Huemel831/
Hunmel830/
Huml801,798/
Umel80384/
Hummelová80105/
Hummelova8011/
Umml803/
Chaumel77451/
Hommell77150/
Himmell7740/
Houmiel7737/
Hummill7724/
Choumel7718/
Gummell777/
Eummuel771/
Chommel771/
Heumell770/
Husnmel770/
Houmell770/
Hutmell770/
Uimmell770/
Hunmell770/
Hausmel770/
Hummellová752/
Himel7341,946/
Immel736,121/
Jumel733,023/
Homel73906/
Gumel73540/
Himml73162/
Ommel7379/
Ummil7320/
Umeel739/
Heuml738/
Umiel735/
Umell735/
Humyl734/
Chuml733/
Utmel733/
Ühmel733/
Oumel733/
Humil731/
Ihmel731/
Unmel731/
Eumel731/
Umael731/
Umesl731/
Uimel731/
Usmel731/
Aumel731/
Hummlová7114/
Chaumell717/
Humelová715/
Eusemmel711/
Chumil6711,468/
Chomel671,547/
Immell67231/
Oumiel67171/
Joumel67140/
Aumell6774/
Huemil6763/
Himell6741/
Goumel6728/
Jaumel6725/
Homell6722/
Khumil6718/
Gaumel6712/
Uml6711/
Chumyl677/
Gumeel676/
Hiemel675/
Jumeel675/
Jimmel674/
Gummil673/
Chumelová672/
Huimil672/
Humill672/
Houmil672/
Ousmel672/
Humlet671/
Gumell671/
Jummil671/
Oemmel671/
Eusmel671/
Jumell671/
Oujmel671/
Unmeel671/
Himeel671/
Gunmel670/
Hoomel670/
Honmel670/
Hommil670/
Iemmel670/

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Hummel Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
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  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Hummel
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