Horján Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Horján Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Horján Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia361:148,23526,596
Hungary171:577,42834,558

The alternate forms: Horjan (152) are calculated separately.

Horján Last Name Facts

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

Horján is found in Slovakia more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Horjan. Click here for further potential spellings of Horján.

How Common Is The Last Name Horján? popularity and diffusion

Horján is the 2,661,929th most numerous family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 137,500,866 people. Horján occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Horján live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 68 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

The last name Horján is most frequently held in Slovakia, where it is held by 36 people, or 1 in 148,235. In Slovakia it is most frequent in: Nitra Region, where 100 percent are found. Besides Slovakia this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Hungary, where 32 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Horjan94152/
Orján9117/
Harján8370/
Gorján8336/
Horjánová8033/
Horijon77785/
Horijan77671/
Chorjan7711/
Khorjan775/
Horojon771/
Horejon771/
Hourjan771/
Orjan73202/
Orjon737/
Orián733/
Orzán732/
Horijein714/
Khordjan711/
Hourijan711/
Horrijan710/
Orejon673,218/
Harjan671,592/
Gorjon671,395/
Horion67824/
Herjan67724/
Gorjan67667/
Horian67320/
Horhan67197/
Horsan67183/
Harjon67168/
Heryán67121/
Horyon6769/
Horsen6760/
Horson6739/
Hurjan6734/
Jorjan6731/
Gorjón6723/
Horyan6722/
Orjian6717/
Horean6716/
Harsán6715/
Herián6712/
Horcon6712/
Herjon6711/
Hoysrijan678/
Chorjiang677/
Horzon674/
Hârjan674/
Ortjan674/
Horhon673/
Horzan673/
Jorjon672/
Horcan672/
Horjanova672/
Chorjeang671/
Khorajjan671/
Orjean671/
Ahrjan671/
Orjoon671/
Orijan671/
Horjanová671/
Horjam671/
Horeon671/
Orrián671/

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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 Horján
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