Hühnel Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Hühnel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hühnel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany241:3,354,394150,996
Austria161:532,21549,801
Czechia91:1,181,49785,740

The alternate forms: Huhnel (2) & Hűhnel (1) are calculated separately.

Hühnel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hühnel is most common in Germany. It may also appear as: Huhnel or Hűhnel. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hühnel? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,776,799th most commonly used family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Hühnel reside; 82 percent reside in Western Europe and 82 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Hühnel is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 3,354,394. In Germany Hühnel is primarily concentrated in: Bavaria, where 83 percent reside, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 8 percent reside and Brandenburg, where 4 percent reside. Barring Germany this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 33 percent reside and Czechia, where 18 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Huhnel942/
Hűhnel941/
Hünel9182/
Hühnl913/
Ünel802,183/
Hühnelová807/
Hünl806/
Hoehnel7736/
Huehnel773/
Huhneld770/
Honel73185/
Hinel7372/
Hunel7363/
Hünül739/
Chinel67608/
Hunnel67312/
Chonel6783/
Honell6739/
Hoenel6720/
Hinnel6713/
Ünl6711/
Uhnell678/
Hinell677/
Haunel676/
Hinael676/
Honnel675/
Humnel675/
Huenel672/
Hunell671/
Honiel671/
Chunel671/
Hinoel671/
Hunesl670/
Hunelt670/
Huniel670/
Heunel670/

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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 Hühnel
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