Horvat Surname

11,797th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47,610 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Horvat Surname User-submission:

This surname describes someone of Croatian ancestry, ethnicity or civic origin. It uses the Croatian name for 'Croat', which in different periods of the development of their language was some variant of Chorboi, Horvat, Hrvat, or Hurvat.

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Horvat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia13,3081:1872
Croatia8,5041:4972
Serbia7,4031:965138
Ukraine4,6421:9,8071,192
Romania3,4241:5,864785
United States2,4301:149,16015,365
Germany1,5781:51,0176,657
Australia1,3431:20,1012,786
Canada9251:39,8334,976
Czechia7271:14,6272,136
Austria6991:12,1821,703
France6691:99,28714,540
Slovakia2861:18,6592,855
Brazil2751:778,45228,292
Argentina2541:168,28114,146
Sweden1921:51,2853,961
Bosnia and Herzegovina1451:24,3894,059
Spain1361:343,76519,825
England1311:425,32928,711
Switzerland911:90,2529,968
Netherlands871:194,10527,180
Hungary491:200,33216,931
Italy401:1,528,91781,534
Uruguay291:118,33611,141
Denmark251:225,78917,947
Northern Ireland231:80,2195,468
Israel191:450,40234,739
Belgium171:676,27358,718
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
Bulgaria91:775,43429,551
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Montenegro91:71,0633,870
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Norway61:857,04855,549
Qatar61:393,00055,922
North Macedonia41:525,36820,918
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547

The alternate forms: Horvát (2,478) & Horvãt (1) are calculated separately.

Horvat (21) may also be a first name.

Horvat Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname describes someone of Croatian ancestry, ethnicity or civic origin. It uses the Croatian name for 'Croat', which in different periods of the development of their language was some variant of Chorboi, Horvat, Hrvat, or Hurvat. In the Hungarian context, the royal family of Austria-Hungary becomes the royalty of Croatia.

- danphilipptodd

The name means 'of Croatian origin'. The name Horvth is incorrect. In Hungary it is spelled Horváth, but the á was cropped due to character encoding incompatibility of the website.

- Viktor László Takács

Horvat Last Name Facts

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

The surname Horvat occurs more in Slovenia more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Horvát or Horvãt. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Horvat? popularity and diffusion

The last name Horvat is the 11,797th most widely held family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 153,068 people. The surname Horvat is mostly found in Europe, where 89 percent of Horvat live; 62 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 62 percent live in South Slavic Europe. Horvat is also the 2,368,944th most commonly occurring first name on earth It is held by 21 people.

The last name Horvat is most widespread in Slovenia, where it is held by 13,308 people, or 1 in 187. In Slovenia it is most frequent in: Mura, where 44 percent live, Drava, where 27 percent live and Central Slovenia, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account Slovenia this surname exists in 67 countries. It is also common in Croatia, where 18 percent live and Serbia, where 16 percent live.

Horvat Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Horvat are 2.43% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 50.8% being registered with the political party.

The amount Horvat earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 63.63% less than the national average, earning €10,921 per year; in United States they earn 8.48% more than the national average, earning $46,807 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.97% more than the national average, earning $58,610 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Horvát942,478/
Horvãt941/
Horvath9255,275/
Khorvat92378/
Chorvat92278/
Horvatt9269/
Horvate9254/
Horvaht9229/
Horvatz922/
Horvatd922/
Hotrvat921/
Horvats921/
Orvat9196/
Horva917/
Chorvath8632/
Horveath8629/
Horvatte8625/
Horvatch865/
Horva'th863/
Horvaith862/
Horv'ath862/
Hourvath861/
Hoorvath861/
Horvaits861/
Horvaths861/
Horvathe861/
Horwat831,039/
Harvat83718/
Gorvat83572/
Horvay83231/
Horvai83169/
Horbat83123/
Orvate8396/
Hervat8394/
Chorva8379/
Horvot8320/
Horvaj8318/
Orvath8314/
Khorva8310/
Jorvat839/
Horuat837/
Horvad835/
Horvaš834/
Horvah833/
Orvatt832/
Horhva832/
Horvaz831/
Hourva831/
Horvatová80780/
Orva80321/
Horvatova8084/
Horváth77174,575/
Horwath773,683/
Charvat771,691/
Harvath77744/
Horvais77638/
Harvate77614/
Chorvát77373/
Kharvat77275/
Horwatt77228/
Harvatt77201/
Gourvat77157/
Chorwat7779/
Chourva7773/
Chorvot7771/
Horbath7759/
Jorvatt7752/
Horbatt7747/
Horuath7742/
Horvach7740/
Herveat7725/
Horwhat7723/
Chorvas7722/
Horvàth7719/
Horvoth7715/
Hervath7710/
Horvadh776/
Horbats776/
Orvatte774/
Khorwat774/
Horvash773/
Horvaph771/
Chorbat771/
Harvast771/
Horvãth771/
Horbaut771/
Hervaut771/
Orvault771/
Choruat771/
Horwaht770/
Horvathová752,396/
Horvathova751,331/
Chorvatova7527/
Chorvatová754/
Horvathowa751/
Horvattova751/
Orwat731,418/
Arvat73879/
Horba73874/
Orvay73164/
Horua73109/
Gorva7390/
Orvas7380/
Orvaa7378/
Orvad7367/
Harva7349/
Orbat7342/
Jorva7334/
Horwa736/
Orvea733/
Orvai733/
Orvaz732/
Ervat732/
Orvga731/
Chorváth71153/
Gorveatt71131/
Kharvate7139/
Horvátth7126/
Horbatch7124/
Harvaitt717/
Hoorvash715/
Chorvathova715/
Hourvash712/
Chorvahe711/
Charvate711/
Horwahth711/
Harvatch711/
Harvathe711/
Horwatte711/
Horbathz711/
Hojrváth711/
Choruath711/
Chorvathová711/
Chorwath711/
Horbatcz711/
Kharva673,839/
Chorba672,172/
Horvátová671,393/
Horbatova67781/
Hervot67441/
Gorbat67423/
Horvey67411/
Harbat67331/
Horvei67327/
Jarvat67251/
Horbay67228/
Horbai67198/
Chorwa67175/
Garvat67127/
Harwat67113/
Orveau6772/
Harvas6762/
Harvot6757/
Gorvea6757/
Herwat6749/
Horbot6747/
Horbaľ6732/
Horbaj6729/
Arvatz6727/
Harvay6725/
Gorvad6722/
Horway6722/
Harvad6718/
Horvayová6718/
Harvatova6716/
Arvate6713/
Hervát6713/
Charva6711/
Aarvat6710/
Ourbat6710/
Haruat6710/
Horvajová679/
Horbatsch678/
Horvoy678/
Chorua677/
Jorbat677/
Gorwat677/
Harvea676/
Horbah676/
Orrvad676/
Orwatt675/
Horváh675/
Horzua674/
Gorvai673/
Oruate673/
Horvadova673/
Arvats673/
Arvath672/
Horvaiová672/
Orvash672/
Jorvah672/
Orvaah672/
Ervatt672/
Horbaň672/
Orwait672/
Khorwa671/
Harvai671/
Goorva671/
Gourva671/
Orwath671/
Gorvot671/
Horuatova671/
Horvajova671/
Horvotova671/
Hourba671/
Orvais671/
Ourwat671/
Ojruat671/
Harvát671/
Horbau671/
Horwad671/
Hohrvo670/

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