Horks Surname

1,214,709th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 193 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lebanon
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Horks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Horks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lebanon1311:43,0313,833
Syria551:350,9284,703
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Horks Last Name Facts

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

Horks occurs more in Lebanon more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Horks? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,214,709th most widespread family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 37,759,305 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Horks live; 98 percent live in West Asia and 96 percent live in Levant.

The surname Horks is most commonly used in Lebanon, where it is borne by 131 people, or 1 in 43,031. In Lebanon Horks is mostly concentrated in: North Governorate, where 99 percent reside and South Governorate, where 1 percent reside. Excluding Lebanon this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Syria, where 28 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 2 percent reside.

Horks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Horks has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Horks Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Maronite (57%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Horcks910/
Orks892/
Horrcks832/
Harks80610/
Hurks80304/
Gorks8076/
Herks8047/
Orkås8013/
Orksz801/
Orkhs801/
Ourks801/
Hurcks7317/
Gorkss7316/
Gorcks7314/
Harcks7313/
Hercks739/
Charks736/
Herrks733/
Gorkšs731/
Horchs731/
Gorksh731/
Harkst730/
Haarks730/
Harrks730/
Erks67379/
Orgs6742/
Horx6738/
Urks6718/
Arks679/
Churkst674/
Orxs671/
Orkz671/
Orcs671/
Heurcks670/

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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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  • 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 Horks
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