Horch Surname

129,023rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,509 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Horch Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Horch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,0361:39,5415,230
Algeria6881:56,1519,507
United States5481:661,42152,894
Canada981:375,97533,576
France411:1,620,066149,911
Australia301:899,85754,700
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Slovakia71:762,35073,078
England41:13,929,515290,718
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
China21:683,660,78330,601
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1551:323,99225,248

The alternate forms: Hörch (1) are calculated separately.

Horch (10) may also be a first name.

Horch Last Name Facts

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

Horch has its highest incidence in Germany. It may also occur as a variant: Hörch. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Horch? popularity and diffusion

The last name Horch is the 129,023rd most prevalent last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,076,816 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 60 percent of Horch are found; 60 percent are found in Western Europe and 58 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently used first name on earth, borne by 10 people.

Horch is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 2,036 people, or 1 in 39,541. In Germany Horch is most numerous in: Hesse, where 23 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 21 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent live. Other than Germany Horch occurs in 27 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 20 percent live and The United States, where 16 percent live.

Horch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Horch has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Horch surname expanded 354 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Horch Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Horch surname are 20.47% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 67.24% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Horch earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 18.33% more than the national average, earning $51,060 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.61% more than the national average, earning $49,984 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hörch931/
Horsch913,815/
Hourch91314/
Horche91207/
Hoirch9123/
Hortch9121/
Chorch914/
Hoerch911/
Horchs911/
Khorch911/
Orch89742/
Horc8920/
Hortsch83243/
Chorche8345/
Hoursch8330/
Khourch837/
Khorche832/
Horstch832/
Hourche832/
Horsche831/
Harch80999/
Orche80375/
Herch80221/
Hurch80211/
Ourch80139/
Gorch80137/
Jorch80112/
Horsh8041/
Horkh8012/
Horcz809/
Horci809/
Hourc807/
Horce805/
Horhe805/
Orsch804/
Ortch801/
Horht801/
Orrch801/
Uhrch801/
Horzh801/
Oerch800/
Khourche777/
Hortscht772/
Horchová771/
Hourtche771/
Horrscht770/
Orc75179/
Church7369,608/
Harsch735,071/
Harche73904/
Gorchs73504/
Gorsch73257/
Gourch73241/
Kharch7389/
Hársch7367/
Khorsh7340/
Charch7318/
Hartch7317/
Hoursh7314/
Chorce7310/
Chorhe736/
Harrch732/
Ortche732/
Khurch731/
Heerch731/
Hource731/
Ehrhch731/
Ehrrch731/
Haarch731/
Hurche731/
Harchs731/
Oirech731/
Ourche731/
Goorch731/
Hasrch731/
Horths731/
Horrsh730/
Horshe730/
Haerch730/
Kharche677,751/
Arch676,882/
Urch671,285/
Horz671,028/
Orce67891/
Ahrc67876/
Horj67860/
Hors67763/
Orci67550/
Orhe67342/
Harc67336/
Harsche67291/
Harrsch67230/
Hartsch67180/
Erch6744/
Orsh6738/
Horx6738/
Khorkhe6737/
Horţ6729/
Khurche6728/
Churche6717/
Horč6711/
Ourc678/
Harrche677/
Gortsch676/
Horcova676/
Churchs675/
Orhz675/
Gohrsch674/
Orht674/
Orkh674/
Hjorhøj674/
Horš674/
Orhd673/
Charche672/
Chordsh672/
Orzh672/
Oirc672/
Chorkhe671/
Chuirch671/
Churrch671/
Horhowa671/
Orcs671/
Harzsch671/
Orzc671/
Orcz671/
Orrc671/
Haarsch670/

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Horch Reference & Research

Horrich / Horick FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Horch
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis