Horten Surname

357,252nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,016 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Horten Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Horten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4041:897,17667,678
Norway2721:18,9052,379
Belgium1221:94,23514,539
Germany1141:706,18853,880
England291:1,921,31276,208
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
Denmark131:434,20928,556
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Bahamas41:97,9381,027
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England551:443,18925,511
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9741:51,5595,835

The alternate forms: Hortén (12) & Hörtén (1) are calculated separately.

Horten (212) may also be a first name.

Horten Last Name Facts

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

The last name Horten occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Hortén or Hörtén. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Horten? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 357,252nd most common family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 7,172,781 people. Horten occurs predominantly in Europe, where 55 percent of Horten reside; 36 percent reside in North America and 36 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 620,917th most commonly used forename at a global level. It is borne by 212 people.

The last name Horten is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 404 people, or 1 in 897,176. In The United States Horten is mostly found in: Pennsylvania, where 9 percent are found, Maryland, where 9 percent are found and Florida, where 8 percent are found. Beside The United States this last name exists in 20 countries. It is also found in Norway, where 27 percent are found and Belgium, where 12 percent are found.

Horten Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Horten has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Horten surname contracted 59 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 47 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Horten Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Horten surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Horten surname are 17.43% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.2% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Horten earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 29.45% more than the national average, earning 447,998 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 19.65% more than the national average, earning R 284,328 per year; in United States they earn 3.8% less than the national average, earning $41,508 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.85% more than the national average, earning $53,084 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hortén9412/
Hjorten9295/
Hortien9272/
Chorten9243/
Khorten9232/
Hortten921/
Hourten921/
Hoerten921/
Orten91865/
Hortn915/
Hörtén891/
Hjorteen868/
Chhorten863/
Hourteng861/
Horthien861/
Harten832,315/
Herten831,149/
Hortin83985/
Orthen83491/
Hürten83252/
Gorten8336/
Hurten8315/
Oerten837/
Jorten832/
Orteen831/
Ortten831/
Hortem830/
Oorten830/
Ortien830/
Ourten830/
Chhortten801/
Ortn801/
Horting77169/
Harthen77120/
Hartten7794/
Herteen7748/
Heerten7744/
Hardten7737/
Haerten7735/
Kharten7717/
Hourtin7714/
Charten7711/
Oorthen778/
Khortin776/
Chortin775/
Hjortin772/
Hartend771/
Harteng771/
Hartien771/
Haurten771/
Khortyn771/
Harteen770/
Hortink770/
Herthen770/
Orthien770/
Churten770/
Erten7320,949/
Ortin733,711/
Arten73759/
Örten73617/
Ortín7371/
Ortyn7347/
Ortem7341/
Urten7331/
Gortn737/
Hartn734/
Ortne731/
Ortén731/
Ortìn731/
Ürten731/
Khortina711/
Ortenová711/
Charthen711/
Chartien711/
Hourtion711/
Hartenck711/
Harttend710/
Chartten710/
Harthuen710/
Hartin673,414/
Garten673,015/
Arthen67342/
Arteen67275/
Ortina67212/
Aarten67181/
Hertin67168/
Ortion6773/
Hurtin6772/
Ertien6738/
Gurten6735/
Artent6734/
Hurtyn6733/
Hartem6731/
Eerten6721/
Ortyna6721/
Arzten6720/
Hörtin6720/
Örthen6719/
Artien6715/
Orthén6711/
Härtén6710/
Ortind679/
Ortyon679/
Orting676/
Hurtén676/
Gortin674/
Jortin674/
Orthin674/
Hertén674/
Hartyn674/
Hartne672/
Khartn671/
Oertin671/
Orteem671/
Hertín671/
Gortén671/
Ourtne671/
Chardtien671/
Khartheen671/
Eurten670/
Aurten670/
Chasrteen670/
Ourtin670/
Urthen670/
Artend670/
Gourtn670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Horten
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