Hornung Surname

24,621st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,937 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Hornung Surname Definition:

(English and Scandinavian) Love-Son [Old English hórnung-sunu = Old Norse hórnung-r, bastard son]

Hornung Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany14,3741:5,601674
United States4,3001:84,2939,545
Brazil4621:463,36417,560
France4551:145,98422,581
Canada4021:91,65610,045
Hungary2961:33,1633,614
Austria2841:29,9844,831
Switzerland2411:34,0784,995
Poland2181:174,35224,045
Denmark1431:39,4744,118
Australia1181:228,77721,625
England841:663,31038,317
Israel801:106,97012,128
Netherlands791:213,76228,937
Croatia671:63,11311,594
Thailand661:1,070,278160,486
Argentina541:791,54552,685
Paraguay241:301,5314,820
Luxembourg231:25,2414,722
Venezuela181:1,678,00421,578
Wales151:206,30213,003
Czechia151:708,89864,682
Serbia141:510,35319,964
Peru131:2,444,93327,186
Norway111:467,48139,375
Chile81:2,202,05930,910
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Romania61:3,346,31256,696
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
China21:683,660,78330,601
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4201:119,56811,675

Hornung (21) may also be a first name.

Hornung Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English and Scandinavian) Love-Son [Old English hórnung-sunu = Old Norse hórnung-r, bastard son]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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

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

Hornung Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hornung is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of Hornung click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hornung? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 24,621st most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 332,203 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of Hornung reside; 70 percent reside in Western Europe and 68 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,368,944th most prevalent first name internationally It is held by 21 people.

The last name Hornung is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 14,374 people, or 1 in 5,601. In Germany it is most numerous in: Baden-Württemberg, where 34 percent live, Bavaria, where 24 percent live and Hesse, where 11 percent live. Barring Germany it exists in 58 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent live and Brazil, where 2 percent live.

Hornung Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hornung has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 1,024 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 2,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hornung Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Hornung surname are 15.47% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.24% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Hornung earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 38.82% less than the national average, earning 211,722 kr per year; in Peru they earn 341.97% more than the national average, earning S/. 85,676 per year; in United States they earn 8.37% more than the national average, earning $46,761 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.52% less than the national average, earning $49,425 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hournung933/
Hornungs931/
Hornnung931/
Horneung931/
Ornung923/
Hornun921/
Harnung8636/
Gornung8634/
Hornunh867/
Hornong864/
Hornumg864/
Hurnung862/
Hernung861/
Hornune861/
Hornunc861/
Hornunk860/
Ornun832/
Hornungová8229/
Chorngun801/
Hornum77280/
Ornong7778/
Arnung7727/
Hornon773/
Örnung772/
Ernung772/
Orngun771/
Garnung71370/
Hournon7194/
Jarnung7125/
Arhnung7115/
Gurnung714/
Harnoun712/
Ornnaun711/
Jurnung711/
Harnune710/
Horrnon710/
Harnoune67379/
Ornon67279/
Ornum67226/
Arnun6721/
Kharnoun674/
Ohrnundt671/

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