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 last name Händl is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as: Handl. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Händl? popularity and diffusion

Händl is the 2,635,433rd most frequent family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 134,954,554 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Händl are found; 93 percent are found in Western Europe and 93 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 47 people, or 1 in 1,712,882. In Germany Händl is mostly concentrated in: Bavaria, where 91 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 2 percent live and Berlin, where 2 percent live. Outside of Germany Händl is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Czechia, where 7 percent live and Austria, where 4 percent live.

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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  • 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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