Hanns

Hanns Meaning & Origin

About Hanns
The surname Hanns is of German origin and is derived from the given name Johannes, which is the German form of John. It is a patronymic surname, meaning it was originally used to identify the descendants of a person named Johannes. The name Johannes itself has biblical origins and means "God is gracious." Therefore, the surname Hanns can be interpreted to mean "son of Johannes" or "descendant of John."

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Hanns is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Hanns: 237
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 80,131
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.08

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Hanns based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Hanns is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
HNS
🗽 NYSIIS
HA
🔊 Soundex
H052
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
HH AE1 N Z
🌐 IPA
/hanns*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('HNS', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
H520

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Hanns in Braille

Here's how to represent Hanns in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Hanns in braille

How to sign the name Hanns using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Hanns using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Hanns in sign language

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