Hänßel Surname
Approximately 145 people bear this surname
Hänßel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 144 | 1:559,066 | 46,014 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Hänßel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hänßel Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Hänßel occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hänßel? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,465,390th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 50,258,937 people. The last name Hänßel is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Hänßel reside; 100 percent reside in Western Europe and 100 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 144 people, or 1 in 559,066. In Germany it is primarily found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 52 percent live, Schleswig-Holstein, where 18 percent live and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 11 percent live. Barring Germany this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Switzerland, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hänsel | 83 | 6,869 | / |
| Henßel | 83 | 31 | / |
| Hänzel | 83 | 12 | / |
| Hänssel | 77 | 2 | / |
| Hänsell | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hänsl | 73 | 13 | / |
| Anßel | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hänschel | 71 | 12 | / |
| Hensel | 67 | 29,748 | / |
| Hansel | 67 | 10,415 | / |
| Henzel | 67 | 3,954 | / |
| Hanzel | 67 | 3,772 | / |
| Hengel | 67 | 1,888 | / |
| Honsel | 67 | 600 | / |
| Hencel | 67 | 392 | / |
| Hingel | 67 | 283 | / |
| Hanžel | 67 | 160 | / |
| Henžel | 67 | 159 | / |
| Hinzel | 67 | 130 | / |
| Honzel | 67 | 94 | / |
| Hinsel | 67 | 53 | / |
| Henjel | 67 | 37 | / |
| Ahnsel | 67 | 24 | / |
| Hänschell | 67 | 11 | / |
| Hynzel | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hanżel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Himßel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahncel | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Hänßel
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