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

Horstmann is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Hörstmann. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Horstmann? popularity and diffusion

The surname Horstmann is the 25,028th most frequently used family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 338,012 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 85 percent of Horstmann reside; 84 percent reside in Western Europe and 84 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,136,160th most frequently occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 25 people.

This surname is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 17,804 people, or 1 in 4,522. In Germany Horstmann is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 46 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 24 percent reside and Schleswig-Holstein, where 8 percent reside. Apart from Germany this surname is found in 42 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 10 percent reside and Brazil, where 3 percent reside.

Horstmann Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Horstmann has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 627 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 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 US average, with 70.69% being registered to vote for the political 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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