Horvitch Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

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

Horvitch Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Horvitch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Peru11:31,784,12364,452

Horvitch Last Name Facts

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

The last name Horvitch occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Horvitch? popularity and diffusion

Horvitch is the 3,798,600th most widespread surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 56 percent of Horvitch live; 56 percent live in Southern Africa and 56 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Horvitch is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 3,611,847. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 93 percent reside and Western Cape, where 7 percent reside. Besides South Africa this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent reside and Canada, where 7 percent reside.

Horvitch Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Horvitch earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 46.29% less than the national average, earning R 127,632 per year and in United States they earn 64.95% less than the national average, earning $15,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Horvich932/
Horwitch88184/
Horrvich8811/
Orvich86126/
Horvic8610/
Gourvitch8251/
Goorvitch8221/
Horvitz80894/
Horwich80600/
Harvich8034/
Horvits807/
Gorvich804/
Horbich803/
Urvitch801/
Horvitx801/
Orvic771/
Gurvitch75112/
Hurwitch75107/
Hourvitz7536/
Goorvich7519/
Herwitch759/
Hourwich753/
Gorwitch752/
Gourvich751/
Harwitch751/
Horwichs751/
Horvaits751/
Kharvich751/
Orvitz7127/
Orbich7123/
Goorwitch7116/
Gorbitsch713/
Harvic713/
Arvich713/
Horvis712/
Hourbetch711/
Orwich711/
Orvits711/
Horwitz677,249/
Harbich671,368/
Horvais67638/
Garvich67161/
Gorvits67100/
Harwich6795/
Gorbich6766/
Harvish6731/
Horwits6731/
Harvitz6727/
Gorvitz6724/
Harvits6722/
Horbych6720/
Horvyts6719/
Gorwich673/
Charvic672/
Orzvitz671/
Horbitz671/
Horuish671/
Orvisci671/
Arvisch671/
Orbiche671/
Horuitz671/

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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 Horvitch
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