Hanz

Hanz Meaning & Origin

About Hanz
The surname Hanz is of German origin and is derived from the given name Hans, which is a shortened form of Johannes. Johannes is the German form of the name John, which means "God is gracious" in Hebrew. Therefore, the surname Hanz can be interpreted to mean "son of Hans" or "descendant of John."

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Hanz: 229
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 82,317
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.08

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Hanz 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 Hanz is not currently available.

Pronunciation

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

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Hanz in Braille

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

The name Hanz in braille

How to sign the name Hanz using Sign Language

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

The name Hanz in sign language

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