Horský Surname

312,422nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,204 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Horský 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).

Horský Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia9441:11,2641,554
Slovakia2601:20,5253,251
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

The alternate forms: Horsky (457) are calculated separately.

Horský 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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Horský Last Name Facts

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

Horský is more commonly found in Czechia than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Horsky. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Horský? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 312,422nd most frequently occurring surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 6,052,779 people. Horský is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Horský live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 100 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

The last name Horský is most frequent in Czechia, where it is held by 944 people, or 1 in 11,264. In Czechia it is most frequent in: Prague, where 17 percent live, Central Bohemian Region, where 14 percent live and Pardubice Region, where 11 percent live. Not including Czechia Horský exists in one country. It also occurs in Slovakia, where 22 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Horsky94457/
Horská831,357/
Horski83231/
Horska8348/
Harský8326/
Gorský839/
Horske830/
Horskyi77529/
Horskey7715/
Chorski7713/
Chorske7712/
Chorsky7710/
Khorsky777/
Horskay771/
Horsker770/
Orsky73659/
Orski73530/
Orska73106/
Hořký735/
Orská731/
Horschke7191/
Chorskky711/
Khorskiy711/
Gorski6716,849/
Gorsky674,760/
Gorske67327/
Harski6792/
Harska6746/
Jarský6742/
Harske6741/
Harská6723/
Orskis6719/
Garský6716/
Khorskaya6713/
Orskey6710/
Orskiy673/
Harsky672/
Horjky671/
Orskyi671/
Orskie670/
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Horský
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