Horký Surname

173,231st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,481 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Horký Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Horký Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia2,4261:4,383457
Slovakia521:102,62419,507
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

The alternate forms: Horky (1,254) & Hořký (5) are calculated separately.

Horký Last Name Facts

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

Horký is held by more people in Czechia than any other country/territory. It can occur as: Horky or Hořký. Click here for further potential spellings of Horký.

How Common Is The Last Name Horký? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 173,231st most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 2,937,342 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Horký are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 100 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

The last name is most commonly used in Czechia, where it is borne by 2,426 people, or 1 in 4,383. In Czechia it is most numerous in: Vysočina Region, where 20 percent are found, South Moravian Region, where 18 percent are found and Central Bohemian Region, where 12 percent are found. Besides Czechia this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Slovakia, where 2 percent are found and Germany, where 0 percent are found.

Horký Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Horký has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Horky931,254/
Hořký935/
Horká801,944/
Horka801,371/
Horke80162/
Horki8065/
Horkey73694/
Horkay73410/
Horkai73269/
Horkyi73105/
Horkka7338/
Huorka7312/
Chorka739/
Khorki738/
Hourka738/
Horker736/
Horkie736/
Chorki736/
Horkei736/
Jhorke733/
Horcke731/
Hourke731/
Horkaj731/
Chorke731/
Khorke731/
Horkee730/
Orke67375/
Orki67150/
Orka67149/
Chorkey6777/
Chorkhy6765/
Khorkhe6737/
Khourki6721/
Khorkyi6711/
Chorket6711/
Chourki675/
Khorkhi673/
Horkett672/
Orky672/
Khorkai672/
Horcker671/
Chourky671/
Chorkhe671/
Chorkay671/
Chourka671/

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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 Horký
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