Händel Surname

161,267th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,701 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Händel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Händel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,5541:31,5214,151
Sweden861:114,4978,198
Denmark271:209,06416,975
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: Handel (6,978) are calculated separately.

Händel Last Name Facts

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

Händel is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Handel. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Händel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 161,267th most frequent surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 2,698,092 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Händel live; 95 percent live in Western Europe and 95 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 2,554 people, or 1 in 31,521. In Germany it is mostly found in: Saxony, where 21 percent are found, Bavaria, where 18 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 13 percent are found. Apart from Germany it exists in 17 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 3 percent are found and Denmark, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Handel946,978/
Hähndel92114/
Händell921/
Händl9154/
Hendel838,289/
Hindel83502/
Hondel83192/
Jändel8368/
Hyndel8318/
Höndel839/
Jhndel831/
Händelová802/
Ändl801/
Chandel7729,699/
Heindel772,295/
Haendel77626/
Handell77220/
Hindell77127/
Haindel7768/
Hendell7758/
Haandel7729/
Hahndel7728/
Chendel7725/
Jähndel7714/
Hanndel7712/
Heandel7712/
Khendel7711/
Hajndel779/
Hohndel777/
Hondell776/
Chindel773/
Chondel771/
Handael771/
Hoendel771/
Henndel771/
Jhndeel771/
Hehndel771/
Hiendel770/
Andel734,144/
Handl733,923/
Hendl73642/
Hondl73522/
Endel73376/
Ondel73188/
Öndel7341/
Hindl7333/
Jändl7326/
Indel7324/
Hyndl734/
Höndl731/
Jhndl731/
Channdel7130/
Chandell7117/
Heindell7113/
Haehndel7112/
Chhandel716/
Heindelt716/
Chandael712/
Händlová712/
Cheindel711/
Hainddel711/
Heindl679,764/
Haindl672,697/
Gendel67897/
Andeel67713/
Andell67368/
Andiel67254/
Gindel67225/
Jindel67114/
Endell6796/
Hiendl6795/
Jendel6790/
Hahndl6761/
Höndöl6748/
Indell6747/
Ondell6745/
Heundl6743/
Handil6741/
Hendil6735/
Haendl6727/
Endelt6724/
Andael6724/
Chandl6715/
Hondyl6715/
Hajndl6713/
Yndell678/
Aandel675/
Aindel675/
Hendelová675/
Yindel673/
Indael673/
Eandel673/
Hondil673/
Hindelova673/
Yondel672/
Khindl672/
Induel672/
Anduel672/
Hendelova671/
Indiel671/
Ohndyl671/
Hindil670/
Handll670/
Eindel670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Händel
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