Horneff Surname

595,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 523 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Horneff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Horneff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4041:199,27122,903
United States1021:3,553,519199,004
England101:5,571,806158,774
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

Horneff Last Name Facts

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

The surname Horneff occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Horneff? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 595,654th most common surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 13,934,122 people. The surname Horneff is predominantly found in Europe, where 79 percent of Horneff live; 77 percent live in Western Europe and 77 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Horneff is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 404 people, or 1 in 199,271. In Germany Horneff is mostly found in: Hesse, where 52 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 18 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account Germany this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.

Horneff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Horneff has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Horneff last name expanded 340 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Horneff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Horneff are 8.4% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.17% registered to vote for the political party.

Horneff earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.93% more than the national average, earning $44,843 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hornef9283/
Orneuff863/
Horniff860/
Hornev7763/
Hornif771/
Harnef770/
Horneva7152/
Garneff7134/
Chornif719/
Horneev718/
Khornev716/
Chornev711/
Aarneff711/
Khorneva675/
Ornev671/
Horzhnev671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Horneff
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