Horlitz Surname

614,324th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 502 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Horlitz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Horlitz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4371:184,22321,480
United States431:8,429,278367,833
Poland141:2,714,911112,031
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Hörlitz (1) are calculated separately.

Horlitz Last Name Facts

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

Horlitz (Arabic: هورليتز) is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Hörlitz. Click here for further possible spellings of Horlitz.

How Common Is The Last Name Horlitz? popularity and diffusion

Horlitz is the 614,324th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,517,024 people. The surname Horlitz occurs predominantly in Europe, where 91 percent of Horlitz reside; 87 percent reside in Western Europe and 87 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 437 people, or 1 in 184,223. In Germany it is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 23 percent are found, Berlin, where 20 percent are found and Brandenburg, where 19 percent are found. Beside Germany it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 9 percent are found and Poland, where 3 percent are found.

Horlitz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Horlitz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Horlitz surname rose 2,150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Horlitz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Horlitz surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% registered with the party.

Horlitz earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 36.14% more than the national average, earning $58,743 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hörlitz951/
Orlitz9250/
Herlitz861,309/
Gorlitz86237/
Harlitz8613/
Horlits861/
Orliz8313/
Herrlitz8085/
Horlitts801/
Gorlitzz801/
Orlicz77381/
Erlitz77360/
Horlez7757/
Arlitz7749/
Herliz7737/
Garlitz711,057/
Gurlitz7192/
Horlich7128/
Charliz715/
Errlitz712/
Herlicz711/
Erlaitz711/
Herletz711/
Gorlits711/
Harletz710/
Orlić672,517/
Orlic67504/
Orlitsch6782/
Orlič6743/
Erliz6726/
Arliz674/
Orlez673/
Garleitz671/
Chorlich670/

Horlitz Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Horlitz in the Arabic language
هورليتزhwrlytz-

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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
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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 Horlitz
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