Hänel Surname

81,049th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,000 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Hänel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hänel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5,8431:13,7781,794
Denmark481:117,59810,848
Sweden451:218,81715,158
Switzerland201:410,64630,429
Austria181:473,08046,251
Finland81:687,08836,047
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
France31:22,140,907385,998
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
England11:55,718,059489,080
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: Hanel (6,088) & Haněl (33) are calculated separately.

Hänel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hänel occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Hanel or Haněl. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hänel? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 81,049th most widespread surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,214,591 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Hänel live; 98 percent live in Western Europe and 98 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 5,843 people, or 1 in 13,778. In Germany Hänel is most prevalent in: Saxony, where 44 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 10 percent reside and Bavaria, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany this last name exists in 12 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 1 percent reside and Sweden, where 1 percent reside.

Hänel Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Hänel earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 39.44% less than the national average, earning 209,590 kr per year and in South Africa they earn 125.77% more than the national average, earning R 536,520 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hanel936,088/
Hähnel916,375/
Hänell9117/
Hännel9115/
Hänl898/
Haněl8733/
Hähnelt8313/
Henel80720/
Honel80185/
Hönel80129/
Hinel8072/
Jänel8049/
Jhnel8024/
Ahnel8023/
Hännl8014/
Hénel809/
Hynel803/
Hänelová773/
Chanel734,844/
Haenel731,957/
Chenel731,904/
Hahnel731,638/
Haniel731,488/
Hennel73905/
Hannel73681/
Heinel73623/
Chinel73608/
Jähnel73491/
Hanell73419/
Höhnel73409/
Henell73371/
Ahnell73222/
Jhneel73173/
Heniel7385/
Chonel7383/
Hanael7377/
Öhnell7369/
Yhnell7352/
Ohnell7351/
Honell7339/
Hehnel7335/
Hynell7329/
Hainel7326/
Hoenel7320/
Henelt7316/
Chynel7316/
Hinnel7313/
Chénel7313/
Henael7310/
Ohniel738/
Hignel738/
Hinell737/
Hohnel737/
Hinael736/
Honnel735/
Henoel733/
Hesnel733/
Khenel732/
Hanuel732/
Heneel731/
Honiel731/
Himnel731/
Hineld731/
Ethnel731/
Hanoel731/
Heenel731/
Högnel731/
Hynnel731/
Hinoel731/
Haneel731/
Ahniel731/
Chênel731/
Heunel730/
Hemnel730/
Hinelt730/
Hanehl730/
Hetnel730/
Hähnelová711/
Önel678,244/
Chesnel673,686/
Inel672,974/
Onel671,874/
Haehnel671,293/
Hanl671,185/
Anel671,039/
Heinelt67651/
Hennell67528/
Enel67502/
Hannell67465/
Hignell67449/
Honl67401/
Cheynel67324/
Hönl67265/
Haennel67209/
Chenell67134/
Channel67133/
Chanell67130/
Honnell67122/
Chaniel67100/
Hemnell6790/
Haenael6781/
Chainel6780/
Chinell6778/
Hanniel6757/
Henl6740/
Hoehnel6736/
Hegnelt6723/
Chenuel6721/
Chanuel6720/
Hinnell6719/
Hegnell6716/
Chennel6713/
Högnell6711/
Heml679/
Hynl678/
Höhnelt677/
Hajnelt677/
Ehnl676/
Chinnel675/
Choinel675/
Chonnel674/
Chisnel674/
Haniell674/
Chinelh673/
Haenell672/
Haenehl672/
Hinl672/
Ihnl672/
Ohnl671/
Chojnel671/
Chanael671/
Chanoel671/
Heahnel671/
Jhynell671/
Ithnell671/
Haneell671/
Heinell671/
Haynesl671/
Heinele671/
Hahniel671/
Cheinel671/
Ojhniel671/
Chaneel671/
Henehel671/
Hjnl671/
Honniel671/
Hannuel670/
Hitnell670/
Jnel670/
Chonell670/
Honneel670/
Hinelld670/
Hanoell670/
Hohnell670/
Hahnell670/
Hoenell670/
Hannael670/
Heinnel670/
Huineld670/

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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 Hänel
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