Elhorst Surname

1,206,588th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 195 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Elhorst Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elhorst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1811:93,29915,307
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Elhorst Last Name Facts

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

The surname Elhorst is found in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Elhorst? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,206,588th most frequently used last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 37,372,030 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of Elhorst live; 96 percent live in Western Europe and 96 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 181 people, or 1 in 93,299. In The Netherlands it is most frequent in: Overijssel, where 41 percent are found, North Holland, where 25 percent are found and Gelderland, where 8 percent are found. Barring The Netherlands this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 3 percent are found and Belgium, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Helhorst933/
Hellhorst8813/
Hielhorst882/
Heelhorst881/
Elhorsh864/
Alhorst860/
Elors833/
Hilhorst802,989/
Ohlhorst8068/
Holhorst8040/
Elhars774/
Ellors772/
Elorse771/
Eloors771/
Elorsh771/
Gelors771/
Ehlors771/
Hollhorst7512/
Hillhorst753/
Elhorch715/
Elharsh711/
Elliors711/
Eylerst711/
Elhourch67170/
Elorx671/
Hilhorsd671/
Elars670/

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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 Elhorst
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