Horlacher Surname

115,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,985 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Horlacher Surname User-submission:

(German) One who came from Horlach or Horlachen (marshy pond), the name of 2 locations in south Germany (most likely referring to the one near Stuttgart).

Horlacher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,0621:39,0425,170
United States1,1721:309,26528,377
Switzerland3851:21,3323,407
France1341:495,69269,430
Canada791:466,40040,200
Argentina581:736,95549,943
England211:2,653,24194,788
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Chile151:1,174,43221,998
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1201:418,48930,805

Horlacher Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

(German) One who came from Horlach or Horlachen (marshy pond), the name of 2 locations in south Germany (most likely referring to the one near Stuttgart).

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Horlacher Last Name Facts

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

Horlacher is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Horlacher? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 115,799th most frequent surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,828,744 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 66 percent of Horlacher are found; 65 percent are found in Western Europe and 61 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Horlacher is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 2,062 people, or 1 in 39,042. In Germany Horlacher is mostly found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 72 percent live, Bavaria, where 9 percent live and Hesse, where 6 percent live. Aside from Germany this surname is found in 26 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent live and Switzerland, where 10 percent live.

Horlacher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Horlacher has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Horlacher surname expanded 977 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Horlacher Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Horlacher surname are 26.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 73.33% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Horlacher earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.64% more than the national average, earning $43,855 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.15% more than the national average, earning $56,215 CAD per year.

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