Hornburg Surname

178,234th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,397 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Hornburg Surname Definition:

(German) One who came from Hornburg (mountain fortress), the name of twelve places in Germany.

Hornburg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil1,0661:200,8207,723
United States6351:570,80146,844
Germany5511:146,10817,595
Australia351:771,30649,759
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
Norway291:177,32021,035
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
France21:33,211,361423,184
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
England11:55,718,059489,080
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States731:687,92744,660

Hornburg Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who came from Hornburg (mountain fortress), the name of twelve places in Germany.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Hornburg Last Name Facts

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

Hornburg occurs most in Brazil. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hornburg? popularity and diffusion

Hornburg is the 178,234th most common surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 3,040,278 people. The surname Hornburg is primarily found in The Americas, where 72 percent of Hornburg live; 45 percent live in South America and 44 percent live in Luso-South America.

The surname Hornburg is most commonly held in Brazil, where it is carried by 1,066 people, or 1 in 200,820. In Brazil Hornburg is mostly found in: Santa Catarina, where 96 percent reside, Paraná, where 2 percent reside and São Paulo, where 1 percent reside. Without taking into account Brazil this last name is found in 18 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 26 percent reside and Germany, where 23 percent reside.

Hornburg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hornburg has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 870 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hornburg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Hornburg are 30.03% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 76.8% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Hornburg earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 9.91% more than the national average, earning 380,373 kr per year; in United States they earn 4.93% less than the national average, earning $41,020 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.2% less than the national average, earning $48,591 CAD per year.

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