Horning Surname

48,568th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,615 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Horning Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Horn, a pet form of names beginning with Horn (horn).

Horning Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,8521:40,9475,030
Canada5751:64,0797,462
Brazil4361:490,99618,542
Germany3551:226,77625,315
Netherlands1001:168,87224,561
South Africa541:1,003,29161,925
France411:1,620,066149,911
England371:1,505,89364,828
New Zealand311:146,07517,002
Argentina281:1,526,55084,030
Austria261:327,51736,002
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
Jamaica141:204,9965,998
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Scotland71:764,83125,488
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Andorra11:83,8382,381
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England391:625,00931,098
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5141:33,1703,981

The alternate forms: Hörning (1,780) are calculated separately.

Horning (37) may also be a first name.

Horning Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of Horn, a pet form of names beginning with Horn (horn).

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

A parish in Norfolk.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Horning Last Name Facts

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

The surname Horning is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Hörning. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Horning? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 48,568th most widespread last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 686,533 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 81 percent of Horning live; 77 percent live in North America and 77 percent live in Anglo-North America. Horning is also the 1,688,769th most numerous first name throughout the world It is held by 37 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 8,852 people, or 1 in 40,947. In The United States Horning is mostly found in: Ohio, where 10 percent reside, California, where 9 percent reside and New York, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this surname exists in 33 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 5 percent reside and Brazil, where 4 percent reside.

Horning Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Horning has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Horning last name grew 585 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 5 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Horning Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Horning surname are 19.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.5% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Horning earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 640.37% more than the national average, earning S/. 143,521 per year; in South Africa they earn 22.67% more than the national average, earning R 291,516 per year; in United States they earn 0.01% less than the national average, earning $43,143 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.98% more than the national average, earning $53,150 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hörning951,780/
Hoerning93457/
Hornning931/
Hornging930/
Chorning930/
Horrning930/
Orning92140/
Hornin926/
Herning86527/
Harning86231/
Gorning8674/
Hornink8667/
Hurning8647/
Härning8640/
Jorning8617/
Ehrning8615/
Hornina861/
Horneng861/
Khornin861/
Ornning861/
Ahrning861/
Chornin861/
Hornion860/
Ornin8355/
Horningová821/
Churning8054/
Charning805/
Horninck803/
Hoornink802/
Hernning802/
Horneung801/
Khornina801/
Hurnging800/
Harnings800/
Herrning800/
Hurnning800/
Arning772,288/
Erning77323/
Hornen7792/
Örning7732/
Gornin7732/
Harnin7716/
Hornyn7712/
Ornina7710/
Jornin771/
Urning771/
Hornim770/
Ornion770/
Gurning715,677/
Charnin71120/
Jarning7125/
Oornink7119/
Hernäng7113/
Jürning7112/
Gornina7112/
Hornyna7111/
Harneng716/
Harnion714/
Orinnin711/
Orennin711/
Kharnin711/
Arnning710/
Uurning710/
Garning710/
Huurnink67146/
Heurnink6735/
Arnin6725/
Ornen6720/
Charnina674/
Ornim673/
Harnyong671/
Journeng671/
Harninck671/
Gurrning671/
Kharnina671/
Harneeng670/

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