Hortnagl Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Hortnagl Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hortnagl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397

The alternate forms: Hörtnagl (872) are calculated separately.

Hortnagl Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hortnagl is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Hörtnagl. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hortnagl? popularity and diffusion

The last name Hortnagl is the 5,213,395th most frequent family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. Hortnagl occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Hortnagl are found; 50 percent are found in Southern Africa and 50 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 7,739,672. In South Africa Hortnagl is primarily found in: Western Cape, where 100 percent reside. Beside South Africa it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent reside and Italy, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hörtnagl96872/
Hoertnagl9415/
Hortnagel940/
Hoertnagel892/
Hartnagl8817/
Hartnagel821,478/
Hertnagel82284/
Hörtnagel8281/
Härtnagel8245/
Hurtnagel821/
Hartnegel711/

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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
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  • 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 Hortnagl
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