Händl Surname

2,635,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Händl Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Händl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany471:1,712,88299,068
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Handl (3,923) are calculated separately.

Händl Last Name Facts

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

The surname Händl is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Handl. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Händl? popularity and diffusion

Händl is the 2,635,433rd most frequent last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 134,954,554 people. Händl occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Händl reside; 93 percent reside in Western Europe and 93 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Händl is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 47 people, or 1 in 1,712,882. In Germany it is most numerous in: Bavaria, where 91 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 2 percent are found and Berlin, where 2 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Czechia, where 7 percent are found and Austria, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Handl933,923/
Händel912,701/
Ändl891/
Hähndel83114/
Händell831/
Hendl80642/
Hondl80522/
Hindl8033/
Jändl8026/
Hyndl804/
Jhndl801/
Höndl801/
Händlová772/
Heindl739,764/
Hendel738,289/
Handel736,978/
Haindl732,697/
Hindel73502/
Hondel73192/
Hiendl7395/
Jändel7368/
Hahndl7361/
Höndöl7348/
Heundl7343/
Handil7341/
Hendil7335/
Haendl7327/
Hyndel7318/
Chandl7315/
Hondyl7315/
Hajndl7313/
Höndel739/
Hondil733/
Khindl732/
Ohndyl731/
Jhndel731/
Hindil730/
Handll730/
Händelová712/
Chandel6729,699/
Heindel672,295/
Endl672,163/
Haendel67626/
Chandil67400/
Andl67243/
Handell67220/
Hindell67127/
Haindel6768/
Hendell6758/
Indl6745/
Hindlet6740/
Haandel6729/
Hahndel6728/
Chendel6725/
Jähndel6714/
Heandel6712/
Hanndel6712/
Khendel6711/
Chendil679/
Hajndel679/
Hohndel677/
Hondell676/
Jndl675/
Chindel673/
Hoendel671/
Henndel671/
Jhndeel671/
Handael671/
Chondel671/
Hehndel671/
Yndl671/
Khaindl671/
Hiendel670/
Handill670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • 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 Händl
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