Horejs Surname
Approximately 433 people bear this surname
Horejs Surname User-submission:
Horejsi or Horejs (Hořejší) is a surname of toponymic origin, denoting 'one who lived on higher ground' or 'one who lived in the upper part of a village'. The opposite surname is Dolejsi (Dolejší), meaning 'one from lower ground' or 'one from the lower part of the village'.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 273 | 1:1,327,688 | 92,627 |
| Austria | 141 | 1:60,393 | 9,409 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
The alternate forms: Horejš (332) & Hořejš (125) are calculated separately.
Horejs Surname Meaning
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Horejsi or Horejs (Hořejší) is a surname of toponymic origin, denoting 'one who lived on higher ground' or 'one who lived in the upper part of a village'. The opposite surname is Dolejsi (Dolejší), meaning 'one from lower ground' or 'one from the lower part of the village'.
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Horejs Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Horejs Come From? nationality or country of origin
Horejs is found most frequently in The United States. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Horejš or Hořejš. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Horejs? popularity and diffusion
The surname Horejs is the 685,266th most common family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 16,830,360 people. The last name Horejs is predominantly found in The Americas, where 60 percent of Horejs are found; 59 percent are found in North America and 59 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
The surname Horejs is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 273 people, or 1 in 1,327,688. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Illinois, where 25 percent are found, Wisconsin, where 13 percent are found and California, where 12 percent are found. Barring The United States this last name occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 33 percent are found and Brazil, where 1 percent are found.
Horejs Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Horejs last name are 32.18% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 78.95% registered to vote for the party.
Horejs earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 23% more than the national average, earning $53,073 USD per year.
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