Horvth Surname

1,338,236th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 167 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Horvth Surname User-submission:

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.

Horvth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany371:2,175,823115,720
Netherlands241:703,63256,027
Austria211:405,49741,758
England191:2,932,529101,561
Czechia171:625,49860,070
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
France21:33,211,361423,184
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Horvth Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

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

Horvth Last Name Facts

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

Horvth is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Horvth? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,338,236th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 43,637,999 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 94 percent of Horvth live; 56 percent live in Western Europe and 54 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 37 people, or 1 in 2,175,823. In Germany it is mostly found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 30 percent live, Hamburg, where 19 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 19 percent live. Besides Germany this last name exists in 28 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 14 percent live and Austria, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Horvhth922/
Horvåth921/
Horbth831/
Harvth831/
Horvthová801/
Horvthova801/
Horft730/
Charvt6728/
Harvte672/
Orft603/
Orvd601/
Arvt601/
Gorft5510/
Harbt552/
Harwt551/
Harft551/
Garvt550/
Harwte501/
Harfft500/

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