Horst Surname
Approximately 32,312 people bear this surname
Horst Surname Definition:
(Ger.) Shrubbery, Thicket [O.H.Ger. hörst] Cogn. with Hurst, q.v. in Dict.
Horst Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 12,462 | 1:6,460 | 788 |
| United States | 11,285 | 1:32,119 | 4,011 |
| Netherlands | 2,857 | 1:5,911 | 639 |
| Brazil | 2,518 | 1:85,018 | 3,200 |
| Canada | 959 | 1:38,421 | 4,826 |
| Argentina | 515 | 1:82,997 | 7,015 |
| Poland | 222 | 1:171,211 | 23,713 |
| Switzerland | 217 | 1:37,848 | 5,453 |
| South Africa | 130 | 1:416,752 | 36,221 |
| Denmark | 128 | 1:44,099 | 4,601 |
| England | 96 | 1:580,396 | 35,131 |
| Austria | 94 | 1:90,590 | 13,329 |
| Ukraine | 79 | 1:576,237 | 63,801 |
| France | 72 | 1:922,538 | 106,020 |
| Dominican Republic | 62 | 1:168,273 | 6,481 |
| Indonesia | 58 | 1:2,280,159 | 138,233 |
| Norway | 57 | 1:90,216 | 12,446 |
| Sweden | 42 | 1:234,447 | 16,276 |
| Australia | 39 | 1:692,197 | 46,687 |
| Portugal | 38 | 1:274,164 | 10,086 |
| Mexico | 37 | 1:3,354,762 | 24,142 |
| Thailand | 33 | 1:2,140,556 | 247,258 |
| Suriname | 32 | 1:17,269 | 4,028 |
| New Zealand | 32 | 1:141,510 | 16,640 |
| Paraguay | 31 | 1:233,443 | 4,129 |
| Czechia | 17 | 1:625,498 | 60,070 |
| Iran | 16 | 1:4,798,908 | 119,068 |
| Estonia | 15 | 1:88,120 | 15,474 |
| Uruguay | 15 | 1:228,784 | 17,372 |
| Russia | 15 | 1:9,608,204 | 322,587 |
| Chile | 13 | 1:1,355,113 | 23,887 |
| Spain | 13 | 1:3,596,310 | 69,669 |
| Ecuador | 10 | 1:1,590,585 | 18,674 |
| Bermuda | 10 | 1:6,528 | 1,005 |
| Italy | 8 | 1:7,644,586 | 115,463 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Belgium | 6 | 1:1,916,107 | 103,447 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Bulgaria | 4 | 1:1,744,726 | 46,837 |
| Hungary | 3 | 1:3,272,092 | 62,568 |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 1:193,514 | 7,046 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Greenland | 1 | 1:56,379 | 1,133 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 65 | 1:375,006 | 23,176 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,393 | 1:36,051 | 4,276 |
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.
The family bear a buglehorn in their arms; and for a crest, a baglehorn azure, whence probably the name.
Horst Demographics
Average Horst Salary in
United States
$42,132 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
Horst Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Horst in the Arabic language | ||
| هورست | hwrst | - |
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Horst Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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