Horvath Surname

10,182nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55,275 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Austria

Horvath Surname Definition:

(Hungarian) One who came from Croatia.

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Horvath Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States20,3361:17,8242,258
Austria7,0411:1,20985
Romania5,9381:3,381466
Canada3,8791:9,4991,424
Germany3,3251:24,2123,213
Czechia2,9481:3,607346
Australia1,8001:14,9982,131
Hungary1,7431:5,632664
England1,2931:43,0925,485
France1,0061:66,0279,102
Brazil9601:222,9948,628
Slovakia8641:6,176543
Switzerland6491:12,6552,098
Sweden5931:16,6051,411
Netherlands3321:50,8658,726
Argentina3211:133,15711,268
Spain3161:147,94910,970
Belgium3001:38,3226,269
New Zealand1441:31,4475,459
Italy1311:466,84548,868
Thailand1291:547,58494,071
Norway1071:48,0596,881
South Africa971:558,53343,702
Venezuela951:317,9387,174
Croatia881:48,0529,301
Denmark821:68,8386,869
Israel811:105,65012,007
Ireland801:58,8623,980
Serbia681:105,0738,306
Uruguay551:62,3966,701
Poland371:1,027,26372,414
Chile331:533,83313,415
Wales321:96,7047,743
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Scotland271:198,29010,618
Finland261:211,41217,592
Paraguay241:301,5314,820
Slovenia231:108,16011,945
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Northern Ireland211:87,8595,745
Ecuador181:883,65813,769
Greece161:692,48777,522
Mexico161:7,757,88835,569
Peru141:2,270,29426,427
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Japan131:9,834,17645,186
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Qatar91:262,00030,726
China81:170,915,1968,932
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Kosovo31:620,62310,771
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
Saint Kitts and Nevis21:27,6001,126
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Monaco11:37,0664,748
San Marino11:33,214932
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

The alternate forms: Horváth (174,575), Horvàth (19) & Horvãth (1) are calculated separately.

Horvath (72) may also be a first name.

Horvath Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Hungarian) One who came from Croatia.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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

The Horvath surname is a Hungarian surname, meaning 'Croatian man'.

- deleted-173293

Meaning: someone from Croatia. Origin: Hungary.

- horvath.amanda

Horvath Last Name Facts

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

The last name Horvath is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Horváth, Horvàth or Horvãth. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Horvath? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 10,182nd most frequent surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 131,842 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 49 percent of Horvath are found; 43 percent are found in North America and 43 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,143,416th most widespread first name globally It is held by 72 people.

It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 20,336 people, or 1 in 17,824. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Ohio, where 13 percent reside, Pennsylvania, where 10 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Barring The United States it occurs in 85 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 13 percent reside and Romania, where 11 percent reside.

Horvath Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Horvath has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Horvath surname grew 508,400 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 18,471 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Horvath Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Horvath surname are 7.96% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.73% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Horvath earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 21.82% more than the national average, earning €36,584 per year; in Norway they earn 4.7% less than the national average, earning 329,817 kr per year; in Peru they earn 20.9% more than the national average, earning S/. 23,436 per year; in South Africa they earn 58.11% more than the national average, earning R 375,732 per year; in United States they earn 7.6% more than the national average, earning $46,430 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.58% more than the national average, earning $50,470 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Horváth95174,575/
Horvàth9519/
Horvãth951/
Chorvath9332/
Horveath9329/
Horvatch935/
Horva'th933/
Horvaith932/
Horv'ath932/
Hourvath931/
Hoorvath931/
Horvaths931/
Horvathe931/
Horvat9247,610/
Orvath9214/
Horwath863,683/
Harvath86744/
Khorvat86378/
Chorvat86278/
Horvatt8669/
Horbath8659/
Horvate8654/
Horuath8642/
Horvaht8629/
Horvoth8615/
Hervath8610/
Horvadh866/
Horvatz862/
Horvatd862/
Hotrvat861/
Horvats861/
Orvat8396/
Horvathová822,396/
Horvathova821,331/
Horvathowa821/
Chorváth80153/
Horvátth8026/
Horvatte8025/
Horvaits801/
Horwahth801/
Harvatch801/
Harvathe801/
Hojrváth801/
Choruath801/
Chorwath801/
Chorvathova785/
Chorvathová781/
Horvát772,478/
Horwat771,039/
Harvat77718/
Gorvat77572/
Horbat77123/
Orvate7796/
Hervat7794/
Horvot7720/
Jorvat779/
Horuat777/
Horvad775/
Arvath772/
Orvatt772/
Orwath771/
Horvãt771/
Horvatová75780/
Horvatova7584/
Horváthová7111,175/
Charvat711,691/
Harvate71614/
Chorvát71373/
Kharvat71275/
Horwatt71228/
Harvatt71201/
Gourvat71157/
Harwath71115/
Chorwat7179/
Chorvot7171/
Jorvatt7152/
Horbatt7147/
Harvoth7129/
Chorvatova7127/
Herveat7125/
Horwhat7123/
Horváthova717/
Horwoth716/
Chorvatová714/
Orvatte714/
Khorwat714/
Aarvath712/
Jarvath712/
Chorbat711/
Harvadh711/
Herwath711/
Harvast711/
Horuathova711/
Horvattova711/
Horwáth711/
Horbaut711/
Hervaut711/
Herváth711/
Ourwath711/
Harváth711/
Choruat711/
Joruath711/
Horwaht710/
Orwat671,418/
Arvat67879/
Gorveatt67131/
Chorváthová67127/
Orvad6767/
Orbat6742/
Kharvate6739/
Charwath6727/
Harvaitt677/
Harbauth674/
Charváth674/
Ervat672/
Charvate671/
Harwathe671/
Horwatte671/
Orwatsch671/
Charvathová671/

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