Horst Surname

17,161st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32,312 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Horst Surname Definition:

(Ger.) Shrubbery, Thicket [O.H.Ger. hörst] Cogn. with Hurst, q.v. in Dict.

Horst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany12,4621:6,460788
United States11,2851:32,1194,011
Netherlands2,8571:5,911639
Brazil2,5181:85,0183,200
Canada9591:38,4214,826
Argentina5151:82,9977,015
Poland2221:171,21123,713
Switzerland2171:37,8485,453
South Africa1301:416,75236,221
Denmark1281:44,0994,601
England961:580,39635,131
Austria941:90,59013,329
Ukraine791:576,23763,801
France721:922,538106,020
Dominican Republic621:168,2736,481
Indonesia581:2,280,159138,233
Norway571:90,21612,446
Sweden421:234,44716,276
Australia391:692,19746,687
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Mexico371:3,354,76224,142
Thailand331:2,140,556247,258
Suriname321:17,2694,028
New Zealand321:141,51016,640
Paraguay311:233,4434,129
Czechia171:625,49860,070
Iran161:4,798,908119,068
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Uruguay151:228,78417,372
Russia151:9,608,204322,587
Chile131:1,355,11323,887
Spain131:3,596,31069,669
Ecuador101:1,590,58518,674
Bermuda101:6,5281,005
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
China71:195,331,65210,124
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Wales61:515,75523,171
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Bulgaria41:1,744,72646,837
Hungary31:3,272,09262,568
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Guam11:160,1214,893
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England651:375,00623,176
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3931:36,0514,276

The alternate forms: Hörst (620) are calculated separately.

Horst (788,315) may also be a first name.

Horst Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Ger.) Shrubbery, Thicket [O.H.Ger. hörst] Cogn. with Hurst, q.v. in Dict.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The family bear a buglehorn in their arms; and for a crest, a baglehorn azure, whence probably the name.

The Origin and Signification of Scottish Surnames (1862) by Clifford Stanley Sims (1839-1896)

Horst Last Name Facts

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

Horst (Arabic: هورست) occurs most in Germany. It can be rendered as a variant: Hörst. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Horst? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 17,161st most widespread last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 225,537 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 51 percent of Horst are found; 49 percent are found in Western Europe and 48 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,194th most prevalent first name worldwide. It is borne by 788,315 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is held by 12,462 people, or 1 in 6,460. In Germany it is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 34 percent live, Hesse, where 15 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 9 percent live. Other than Germany this last name is found in 79 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 35 percent live and The Netherlands, where 9 percent live.

Horst Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Horst has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Horst last name rose 810 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 148 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Horst Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Horst surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Horst surname are 31.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 78.14% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Horst earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 9.03% more than the national average, earning 377,328 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 6.85% more than the national average, earning R 253,908 per year; in United States they earn 2.36% less than the national average, earning $42,132 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.6% more than the national average, earning $53,461 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hörst93620/
Horsth91436/
Horsts91312/
Hoerst91299/
Horste91204/
Khorst91108/
Horstt9151/
Hourst9125/
Chorst9113/
Horszt9112/
Hoyrst912/
Hjorst912/
Horsst912/
Horrst911/
Hoorst911/
Hohrst910/
Hors89763/
Orst8922/
Horscht83118/
Choirst8315/
Horsths832/
Horstte831/
Hchorst830/
Hurst8092,875/
Gorst803,983/
Horse801,989/
Hours801,719/
Herst80794/
Harst80667/
Khors80415/
Hürst80207/
Orszt8097/
Chors8057/
Horzs8048/
Horsh8041/
Orste8016/
Horsd8014/
Jorst809/
Orstz809/
Horss807/
Hoors806/
Ehrst802/
Hoyrs801/
Horsp801/
Horzt801/
Horrs801/
Horsz801/
Ohrst801/
Hourscht7771/
Horstová7719/
Khorshtd773/
Horrscht770/
Ors751,790/
Horsch733,815/
Joorst73291/
Hourse73240/
Harste73178/
Herrst73103/
Khorsh7340/
Haarst7321/
Hoursh7314/
Chorsz7314/
Gorsht7313/
Haerst7312/
Hersht7310/
Khorse738/
Hursts738/
Hurste738/
Horsøe737/
Harsht735/
Heurst733/
Hortje732/
Churst732/
Harsst732/
Hurstt731/
Hersth731/
Haurst731/
Jorstd731/
Horrse731/
Hoorse731/
Ahurst731/
Chorse731/
Hurszt731/
Horsze731/
Hörste731/
Hersst731/
Hjorsø731/
Khours731/
Hasrst731/
Horrsh730/
Horshe730/
Harsth730/
Charst730/
Hoirse730/
Harrst730/
Hursst730/
Hurstd730/
Hourss730/
Hursth730/
Ours672,361/
Hars672,321/
Jors67997/
Orse67963/
Gors67423/
Arst67402/
Hárs67338/
Erst67142/
Orct6784/
Orrs6770/
Oors6763/
Orsh6738/
Horx6738/
Chourse6733/
Hoursch6730/
Ahrs6725/
Orss679/
Khorshd679/
Hořt677/
Urst676/
Horsova675/
Uors674/
Horš674/
Orsz671/
Herstdt671/
Horsche671/
Herscht671/
Orzt671/
Ojrs671/

Horst Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Horst in the Arabic language
هورستhwrst-

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Horst Reference & Research

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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 Horst
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