Hänsch Surname

129,346th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,499 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Hänsch Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hänsch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,4401:23,4033,104
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Norway91:571,36544,190
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

The alternate forms: Hansch (2,716) are calculated separately.

Hänsch Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hänsch is found most frequently in Germany. It may be found as a variant: Hansch. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hänsch? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 129,346th most widely held last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,082,751 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Hänsch reside; 99 percent reside in Western Europe and 99 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 3,440 people, or 1 in 23,403. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Saxony, where 30 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent reside and Bavaria, where 10 percent reside. Other than Germany it exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 0 percent reside and Denmark, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hansch942,716/
Hinsch833,813/
Jänsch832,924/
Hensch831,967/
Hönsch83449/
Honsch8372/
Hänche838/
Häns8045/
Heinsch771,267/
Hinsche77709/
Haensch77661/
Hiensch77373/
Hensche77206/
Hainsch77195/
Hoensch77128/
Hahnsch7774/
Jähnsch7760/
Jännsch7718/
Hynscht7714/
Chonsch7710/
Jehnsch778/
Hinscht776/
Heansch772/
Heunsch771/
Höhnsch771/
Chensch771/
Hannsch771/
Hennsch770/
Hinch733,749/
Hansh731,834/
Hench731,350/
Ensch73818/
Hensh73676/
Hänse73376/
Insch73350/
Hynch7361/
Honsh738/
Ansch732/
Hinsh731/
Heinsche7125/
Gensch672,245/
Henche67858/
Hinchh6763/
Heansh6762/
Ensche6737/
Hennch6728/
Henschová6725/
Hemsch6720/
Hönschová6718/
Hainch6714/
Ginsch679/
Hinche678/
Heinch678/
Hönche676/
Chinsh675/
Himsch671/
Chansh671/
Henshe671/
Huynch671/
Henschova671/
Heinsh671/
Hänsse671/
Hönschova671/
Hiensh671/
Insche670/
Jnsche670/
Ehnche670/
Inschd670/

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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 Hänsch
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