Horiai Surname

267,085th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,463 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Horiai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Horiai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan1,4441:88,5355,661
Solomon Islands111:52,73010,588
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643

Horiai (25) may also be a first name.

Horiai Last Name Facts

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

Horiai occurs most in Japan. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Horiai? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 267,085th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 4,981,234 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Horiai are found; 99 percent are found in East Asia and 99 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 2,136,160th most frequently held given name worldwide, borne by 25 people.

This surname is most numerous in Japan, where it is carried by 1,444 people, or 1 in 88,535. In Japan it is most common in: Iwate Prefecture, where 41 percent are found, Hokkaido Prefecture, where 18 percent are found and Kanagawa Prefecture, where 11 percent are found. Besides Japan this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in The Solomon Islands, where 1 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Houriai922/
Hoiriai921/
Oriai9136/
Hooriaie862/
Oriahi83273/
Hariai8320/
Goriai831/
Oriaio831/
Horyai831/
Chouriaie801/
Chariai77718/
Ouriahi774/
Horriae773/
Churiai772/
Huriaiz771/
Ariai7357/
Uriai737/
Orioi731/
Oryai731/
Houriaep711/
Ouriaoui711/
Chariahi711/
Khuriaei711/
Chatriai711/
Ariaei67136/
Ariaie6745/
Orihae6737/
Oriayo6732/
Ariais6730/
Gariai6722/
Haryai676/
Guriai674/
Jariai674/
Oriahe673/
Eriahi672/
Uriais671/
Ariaio671/
Arriai671/
Ariahi671/
Hareai671/
Goryai671/

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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 Horiai
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