Hornsteiner Surname

422,941st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 819 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Hornsteiner Surname User-submission:

This is a German surname, denoting someone who came from Hornstein ('horn stone'), two places in Germany: one in Sigmaringen, Baden-Württemberg, and one in Bavaria. The Bavarians tend to add the common suffix -er to the end of the surname.

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Hornsteiner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7081:113,70813,995
Austria851:100,18214,475
Czechia161:664,59262,292
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Hornsteiner Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a German surname, denoting someone who came from Hornstein ('horn stone'), two places in Germany: one in Sigmaringen, Baden-Württemberg, and one in Bavaria. The Bavarians tend to add the common suffix -er to the end of the surname.

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Hornsteiner Last Name Facts

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

Hornsteiner is found most frequently in Germany. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hornsteiner? popularity and diffusion

The surname Hornsteiner is the 422,941st most prevalent family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 8,898,102 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Hornsteiner reside; 97 percent reside in Western Europe and 97 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 708 people, or 1 in 113,708. In Germany it is most common in: Bavaria, where 90 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 8 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 2 percent reside. Beside Germany it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 10 percent reside and Czechia, where 2 percent reside.

Hornsteiner Last Name Statistics demography

Hornsteiner earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 22.25% less than the national average, earning $33,550 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hornstine9029/
Hornsteinerová8812/
Ehrensteiner870/
Arnsteiner8643/
Hornsstine860/
Ornstine841/
Orensteinhr821/
Arnsteine800/
Harenstine761/
Arnstine7412/

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