Horns Surname

167,441st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,583 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Horns Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Horns Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt1,6781:54,7895,270
Germany5331:151,04218,117
United States2761:1,313,25791,843
Brazil221:9,730,651206,332
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
England161:3,482,379114,324
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Latvia41:512,51230,386
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
France21:33,211,361423,184
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985
Scotland71:534,74514,325
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1201:418,48930,805

Horns (214) may also be a first name.

Horns Last Name Facts

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

The surname Horns (Arabic: قرني) is borne by more people in Egypt than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Horns click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Horns? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 167,441st most widespread family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 2,821,350 people. Horns is predominantly found in Africa, where 66 percent of Horns live; 65 percent live in North Africa and 65 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 617,781st most widespread first name on earth It is held by 214 people.

This surname is most widespread in Egypt, where it is held by 1,678 people, or 1 in 54,789. Beside Egypt this surname exists in 22 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 21 percent reside and The United States, where 11 percent reside.

Horns Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Horns has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Horns last name rose 230 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 20 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 71 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Horns Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Horns last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% being registered with the political party.

The amount Horns earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 3.94% less than the national average, earning R 228,276 per year; in United States they earn 2.05% more than the national average, earning $44,034 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.93% less than the national average, earning $44,748 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Horens9152/
Hornæs9141/
Hoorns9134/
Chorns918/
Hornås918/
Hornns914/
Hourns911/
Hornse910/
Horins910/
Hornss910/
Orns89203/
Hoorens83529/
Chorens83113/
Horions83109/
Hornnæs838/
Hohrins834/
Horrens833/
Horgins831/
Hoornse831/
Hoerens831/
Khornsh831/
Jorns80762/
Orens80576/
Harns80420/
Ahrns80329/
Hurns80285/
Herns80239/
Ornst80234/
Orins8050/
Gorns8013/
Ohrns8012/
Hornz8011/
Ornæs8011/
Ornss801/
Oryns801/
Ornse801/
Ourns800/
Hornnæss7740/
Chorense773/
Ahrens7350,115/
Orense734,431/
Ehrens73457/
Herens73294/
Hernæs73283/
Harens73269/
Jorens73265/
Hurens73141/
Ourens73119/
Gorens7397/
Gorins7391/
Charns7369/
Churns7349/
Harnæs7326/
Ohrens7322/
Orinse7322/
Goryns7319/
Horenz7319/
Hurins7318/
Harins7316/
Gahrns7315/
Harnst7315/
Kharns7312/
Herins7311/
Orions737/
Orenæs734/
Harnse734/
Oriens733/
Hornce733/
Ahrins732/
Hérens732/
Ouréns732/
Horems731/
Hornch731/
Härnås731/
Haurns731/
Jorèns731/
Orrins731/
Oreens731/
Harnss731/
Hernns730/
Harrns730/
Aharns730/
Jorhns730/
Gornss730/
Orrens730/
Orinns730/
Orgins730/
Joirns730/
Arns673,509/
Haerens67639/
Heerens67224/
Gorrens67164/
Ahrenst67101/
Orriens6788/
Erns6751/
Oehrens6746/
Hoerenz6741/
Gahrens6738/
Orriëns6727/
Jorrens6724/
Ahrense6720/
Goriëns6716/
Haurens6714/
Churins6712/
Horence6712/
O'hrens6711/
Hahrens678/
Heerins678/
Hernæss677/
Hurgins676/
Haarens676/
Athrens675/
Harréns675/
Herrins674/
Hargins673/
Charens673/
Urns673/
Horenshova673/
Hurrins672/
Hurrens672/
Heurins672/
Herrens672/
Harrins672/
Ornz672/
Heurens672/
Goorens672/
Herensh671/
Hehrens671/
Harinsh671/
Aahrens671/
Aharens671/
Ahrehns671/
Guhrens671/
Ahreens671/
Ornx671/
Harrens670/
Gourens670/
Gorrins670/

Horns Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Horns in the Arabic language
قرنيqrny-
هورنسhwrns-
قرنيهqrnyh-
قرنهqrnh-
قرنانqrnan-

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Horns Reference & Research

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Horns
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