Hummel Surname
Approximately 56,066 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 24,736 | 1:3,255 | 345 |
| United States | 20,870 | 1:17,367 | 2,199 |
| Netherlands | 2,466 | 1:6,848 | 779 |
| Canada | 1,507 | 1:24,450 | 3,317 |
| Austria | 1,353 | 1:6,294 | 757 |
| France | 1,231 | 1:53,958 | 7,113 |
| Brazil | 840 | 1:254,850 | 9,821 |
| Switzerland | 724 | 1:11,344 | 1,870 |
| Australia | 265 | 1:101,871 | 11,478 |
| Denmark | 207 | 1:27,269 | 2,804 |
| England | 190 | 1:293,253 | 22,497 |
| Poland | 180 | 1:211,160 | 27,852 |
| Hungary | 161 | 1:60,971 | 6,336 |
| Argentina | 154 | 1:277,555 | 22,327 |
| Sweden | 134 | 1:73,483 | 5,515 |
| South Africa | 113 | 1:479,449 | 39,619 |
| Thailand | 110 | 1:642,167 | 108,371 |
| Czechia | 98 | 1:108,505 | 17,820 |
| Namibia | 97 | 1:24,839 | 4,039 |
| Peru | 76 | 1:418,212 | 13,084 |
| Norway | 57 | 1:90,216 | 12,446 |
| Mexico | 47 | 1:2,640,983 | 21,548 |
| Paraguay | 38 | 1:190,441 | 3,605 |
| Spain | 35 | 1:1,335,772 | 43,485 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Finland | 26 | 1:211,412 | 17,592 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Israel | 21 | 1:407,506 | 32,346 |
| Croatia | 20 | 1:211,430 | 24,636 |
| Liechtenstein | 19 | 1:2,020 | 214 |
| Belgium | 19 | 1:605,087 | 54,956 |
| Russia | 19 | 1:7,585,424 | 283,555 |
| New Zealand | 18 | 1:251,574 | 23,165 |
| Scotland | 18 | 1:297,434 | 13,849 |
| New Caledonia | 16 | 1:17,264 | 4,719 |
| Estonia | 15 | 1:88,120 | 15,474 |
| Ukraine | 12 | 1:3,793,558 | 197,857 |
| Slovakia | 12 | 1:444,704 | 54,815 |
| Italy | 10 | 1:6,115,669 | 111,715 |
| Philippines | 10 | 1:10,123,822 | 213,993 |
| Sri Lanka | 9 | 1:2,312,062 | 9,186 |
| China | 9 | 1:151,924,618 | 7,954 |
| Turkey | 7 | 1:11,117,346 | 139,182 |
| Venezuela | 6 | 1:5,034,013 | 43,431 |
| Bulgaria | 5 | 1:1,395,781 | 41,665 |
| Chile | 5 | 1:3,523,295 | 39,650 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 5 | 1:22,075 | 2,767 |
| Kazakhstan | 5 | 1:3,536,499 | 118,599 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 39 | 1:625,009 | 31,098 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:261,403 | 9,165 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:748,643 | 18,576 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,419 | 1:14,688 | 1,880 |
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).
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Hummel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hummel Come From? nationality or country of origin
Hummel is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Hümmel. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Hummel? popularity and diffusion
Hummel is the 10,030th most frequent family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 129,982 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 57 percent of Hummel live; 54 percent live in Western Europe and 52 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,005,046th most commonly occurring given name in the world, held by 90 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 24,736 people, or 1 in 3,255. In Germany it is most common in: Baden-Württemberg, where 43 percent are found, Bavaria, where 23 percent are found and Hesse, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany Hummel exists in 76 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 37 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 4 percent are found.
Hummel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Hummel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Hummel surname grew 610 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 487 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 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 national average, with 65.29% being 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.
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Hummel Reference & Research
Hummel FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
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Footnotes
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