Horváth Surname

3,225th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 174,575 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Horváth Surname User-submission:

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

Horváth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary162,5571:606
Slovakia9,5171:5619
Czechia1,7331:6,136717
Romania5181:38,7604,941
Germany611:1,319,76283,187
Slovenia451:55,2828,759
Sweden401:246,16917,052
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
Finland121:458,05828,977
Denmark111:513,15632,022
England111:5,065,278148,650
Austria101:851,54467,454
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Netherlands41:4,221,794131,139
Serbia31:2,381,64930,913
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
France11:66,422,722504,397
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Albania11:2,914,05529,474

The alternate forms: Horvath (55,275), Horvàth (19) & Horvãth (1) are calculated separately.

Horváth (168) may also be a first name.

Horváth Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

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

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A Hungarian surname refering to one who came from Croatia.

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Horváth Last Name Facts

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

Horváth is found in Hungary more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Horvath, Horvàth or Horvãth. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Horváth? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,225th most widely held last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 41,744 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Horváth live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 93 percent live in Hungaro-Europe. Horváth is also the 705,855th most frequent first name internationally. It is borne by 168 people.

The last name Horváth is most numerous in Hungary, where it is held by 162,557 people, or 1 in 60. In Hungary it is most common in: Győr-Moson-Sopron County, where 13 percent live, Budapest, where 13 percent live and Pest County, where 9 percent live. Excluding Hungary this last name is found in 32 countries. It is also found in Slovakia, where 5 percent live and Czechia, where 1 percent live.

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