Horbst Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Austria

Horbst Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Horbst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Hörbst (136) are calculated separately.

Horbst Last Name Facts

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

The last name Horbst is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Hörbst. Click here for other possible spellings of Horbst.

How Common Is The Last Name Horbst? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,193,072nd most frequently occurring surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 60 percent of Horbst live; 60 percent live in North America and 60 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States Horbst is most numerous in: Iowa, where 33 percent live, Minnesota, where 33 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 33 percent live. Without taking into account The United States it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 20 percent live and Poland, where 20 percent live.

Horbst Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Horbst has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Horbst surname expanded 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Horbst Last Name Statistics demography

Horbst earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 51.14% less than the national average, earning $21,083 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hörbst94136/
Hoerbst929/
Orbst912/
Horbs910/
Herbst8358,499/
Harbst83331/
Khorbs833/
Hurbst833/
Härbst831/
Orbs802/
Herbszt77263/
Herbsst771/
Hatrbst771/
Herrbst771/
Harbs731,007/
Erbst73462/
Horps7320/
Gorbs7318/
Urbst731/
Arbst730/
Harfst67826/
Harpst67503/
Herpst67228/
Erbszt6723/
Harvst6713/
Gurbst675/
Horbch671/
Harbsp671/
Hurpst670/

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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 Horbst
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