Horsfell Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Horsfell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Horsfell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Horsfell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Horsfell occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Horsfell? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,812,366th most frequently used last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. Horsfell occurs predominantly in Africa, where 45 percent of Horsfell are found; 45 percent are found in West Africa and 45 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Horsfell is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Rivers, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 45 percent are found and England, where 9 percent are found.

Horsfell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Horsfell has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Horsfell last name contracted 29 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Horsfell Last Name Statistics demography

Horsfell earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.42% less than the national average, earning $42,969 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Horsfeld882/
Horsfeldt8229/
Ersfel716/
Harshfeld712/
Harschfeld6713/
Hurshfeldt670/
Arsfeldt6316/
Urschfeld5917/
Harchfeld591/
Ursfält534/

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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
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  • 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 Horsfell
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