Horská Surname

283,789th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,357 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Horská Surname User-submission:

This is a Czechian surname, denoting a dweller by a mountain; someone who came from a place named Hora or Horský, or anything alike (place of mountains).

Horská Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia1,0801:9,8461,310
Slovakia2761:19,3353,011
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Horska (48) are calculated separately.

Horská Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a Czechian surname, denoting a dweller by a mountain; someone who came from a place named Hora or Horský, or anything alike (place of mountains).

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Horská Last Name Facts

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

The last name Horská has its highest incidence in Czechia. It may also be found in the variant forms: Horska. Click here to see other potential spellings of Horská.

How Common Is The Last Name Horská? popularity and diffusion

The last name Horská is the 283,789th most commonly used last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 5,370,336 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Horská reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 100 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

This last name is most commonly used in Czechia, where it is held by 1,080 people, or 1 in 9,846. In Czechia it is most common in: Prague, where 18 percent live, Central Bohemian Region, where 13 percent live and Pardubice Region, where 11 percent live. Beside Czechia this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Slovakia, where 20 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Horská Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Horská has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Horská surname contracted 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Horska9448/
Orská911/
Horský831,204/
Horsky83457/
Horski83231/
Harská8323/
Gorská8319/
Horsko832/
Horske830/
Horskyi77529/
Horshko7767/
Horskey7715/
Horskay771/
Horsker770/
Orsky73659/
Orski73530/
Orska73106/
Orsko735/
Horschke7191/
Hoorshko712/
Khorshko711/
Gorski6716,849/
Gorsky674,760/
Gorske67327/
Harski6792/
Harska6746/
Jarská6744/
Harske6741/
Harský6726/
Orskis6719/
Garská6718/
Orskey6710/
Gorský679/
Gorsko676/
Horshkous673/
Orskiy673/
Harsky672/
Orshko671/
Horjky671/
Horszkopf671/
Orszko671/
Orskyi671/
Orskie670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Horská
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