Horstmann Surname

25,028th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,560 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Horstmann Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Horstmann Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany17,8041:4,522527
United States2,1021:172,43517,384
Brazil7191:297,73911,474
South Africa2181:248,52225,292
Netherlands1251:135,09720,820
Australia911:296,65626,074
Denmark871:64,8826,521
France831:800,27496,515
Switzerland701:117,32712,009
Austria431:198,03324,866
England421:1,326,62059,571
Spain401:1,168,80140,601
Scotland201:267,69112,985
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Belgium141:821,18966,436
Italy101:6,115,669111,715
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
China21:683,660,78330,601
United States Virgin Islands21:55,1886,229
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3351:149,90713,916

The alternate forms: Hörstmann (233) are calculated separately.

Horstmann (25) may also be a first name.

Horstmann Last Name Facts

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

The last name Horstmann is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Hörstmann. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Horstmann? popularity and diffusion

It is the 25,028th most common family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 338,012 people. The surname Horstmann occurs predominantly in Europe, where 85 percent of Horstmann live; 84 percent live in Western Europe and 84 percent live in Germanic Europe. Horstmann is also the 2,136,160th most common first name globally, held by 25 people.

The surname Horstmann is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 17,804 people, or 1 in 4,522. In Germany Horstmann is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 46 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 24 percent live and Schleswig-Holstein, where 8 percent live. Not including Germany Horstmann occurs in 42 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 10 percent live and Brazil, where 3 percent live.

Horstmann Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Horstmann has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Horstmann last name grew 627 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Horstmann Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Horstmann last name are 23.92% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 70.69% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Horstmann earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 68.18% more than the national average, earning R 399,648 per year; in United States they earn 15.53% more than the national average, earning $49,848 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.32% more than the national average, earning $63,754 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hörstmann96233/
Hoerstmann9543/
Horstmannn952/
Horsstmann951/
Horstman946,857/
Orstmann941/
Hoerstman8918/
Harstmann892/
Hosrstman891/
Horstmain890/
Horstmaun890/
Erstmann8227/
Herstman8210/
Harstman823/
Horstmam821/
Arstmann821/
Hershtman787/
Erstman750/
Arztmann71123/
Garstman71105/
Arztman6315/
Charchtman631/

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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 Horstmann
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