Horkan Surname

365,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 986 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

Horkan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Horkan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland4021:11,7141,466
United States3931:922,28769,218
England1591:350,42825,285
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland3021:14,6681,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Horkan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Horkan is held by more people in Ireland than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Horkan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Horkan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 365,723rd most common surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 7,391,020 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 58 percent of Horkan are found; 58 percent are found in Northern Europe and 58 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Horkan is most frequently occurring in Ireland, where it is carried by 402 people, or 1 in 11,714. In Ireland Horkan is most numerous in: Connaught, where 68 percent live, Leinster, where 28 percent live and Munster, where 4 percent live. Outside of Ireland this last name exists in 14 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 40 percent live and England, where 16 percent live.

Horkan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Horkan has changed through the years. In Ireland the number of people carrying the Horkan last name expanded 133 percent between 1901 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 19,650 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,223 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Horkan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Horkan last name are 7.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.67% registered with the party.

Horkan earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 18.1% more than the national average, earning $50,960 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Horkane927/
Horkhan922/
Khorkan921/
Orkan91584/
Khorkhan866/
Horkaten865/
Chorkang861/
Orkhan83507/
Harkan83505/
Orkaan8354/
Orkand8350/
Herkan8341/
Gorkan8312/
Orkane8310/
Hurkan8310/
Horkam839/
Horcan832/
Horkon831/
Horqan831/
Ourkan831/
Kharkan77176/
Harkane77149/
Hourcan7790/
Harkhan7741/
Churkan7720/
Jorkhan7711/
Harkaan777/
Charkan776/
Gourkan775/
Ourkhan774/
Orkahan774/
Gorkain772/
Gorkhan772/
Hurkhan772/
Orkgaan771/
Horcean771/
Goorkan771/
Horkoon771/
Herkhan771/
Horkhausen750/
Erkan7348,347/
Arkan7312,074/
Orcan734,979/
Urkan731,391/
Orkon737/
Orqan731/
Kharkhan71404/
Chorkong7132/
Orkaahan7124/
Harkatin7122/
Harkatyn7119/
Athrkhan7116/
Charkane719/
Charkand718/
Gohrkhan715/
Charkhan715/
Orkanova713/
Gojrkhan712/
Ahtrkhan712/
Harkhant711/
Gorkhann711/
Harkayne711/
Goorkhan711/
Ourkhane711/
Harkhhan711/
Heerkhan711/
Arıkan6746,166/
Orkhon67535/
Erkhan67490/
Hürcan67425/
Harcan67398/
Gurkan67352/
Đurkan67330/
Hercan67233/
Arkhan67163/
Arkane67100/
Erkaan6741/
Garkan6737/
Khorkhoin6726/
Erkcan6722/
Arkaan6715/
Harkon6714/
Arkain6713/
Horcon6712/
Gorkon6712/
Harkanova6710/
Churkhaan679/
Charkhand679/
Urkhan678/
Hurcan678/
Erkkan678/
Jorkon677/
Orkhanova675/
Gorcan673/
Orkham673/
Harkán672/
Khurkhane671/
Orcang671/
Orcean671/
Hârcan671/
Horcanova671/
Orkgon671/
Jorcan671/
Ourcan670/

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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
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  • 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 Horkan
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