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

Horst (Arabic: هورست) is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Hörst. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

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

This surname is the 17,161^st most prevalent last name globally It is held by around 1 in 225,537 people. This surname is predominantly 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. Horst is also the 1,194^th most commonly occurring given name world-wide, borne by 788,315 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 12,462 people, or 1 in 6,460. In Germany it is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 34 percent are found, Hesse, where 15 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 9 percent are found. Barring Germany Horst is found in 79 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 35 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 9 percent are found.

Horst Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Horst has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Horst last name grew 810 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 148 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 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 carrying the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

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