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

The last name Horst (Arabic: هورست) is found most frequently in Germany. It may also appear as a variant: Hörst. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Horst? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 17,161^st most common surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 225,537 people. The surname Horst occurs mostly in Europe, where 51 percent of Horst are found; 49 percent are found in Western Europe and 48 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Horst is also the 1,194^th most commonly occurring first name worldwide It is held by 788,315 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 12,462 people, or 1 in 6,460. In Germany Horst 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 it is found in 79 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 35 percent live and The Netherlands, where 9 percent live.

Horst Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Horst has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Horst last name increased 810 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 148 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Horst Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Horst are 31.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 78.14% being registered with 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.