Horwe Surname

2,293,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69 people bear this surname

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

Horwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Horwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa531:1,022,22162,590
Zimbabwe131:1,187,55768,998
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Horwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Horwe is found most in South Africa. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Horwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Horwe is the 2,293,424th most frequent last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 105,616,607 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Horwe live; 96 percent live in Southern Africa and 96 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Horwe is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is borne by 53 people, or 1 in 1,022,221. In South Africa Horwe is most numerous in: North West, where 77 percent reside, Northern Cape, where 17 percent reside and Free State, where 2 percent reside. Besides South Africa it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 19 percent reside and India, where 1 percent reside.

Horwe Last Name Statistics demography

Horwe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 67.42% less than the national average, earning R 77,412 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chorwe91367/
Orwe8989/
Horw895/
Horweth831/
Chorwey831/
Horve80604/
Horbe80176/
Horue8034/
Harwe8026/
Horwa806/
Herwe805/
Orwue803/
Orwei802/
Ahrwe801/
Orwie801/
Orwes801/
Orweh801/
Orwey800/
Orw7511/
Horbei73450/
Horvey73411/
Horvei73327/
Herweh73203/
Chorwa73175/
Charwe73107/
Harwie7399/
Chorbe7374/
Hörwey7353/
Horvet7349/
Horbey7335/
Horway7322/
Harwey7316/
Hourbe7314/
Harwei739/
Khorve739/
Horver736/
Khorwi735/
Horveh735/
Horuie734/
Gourwe732/
Horwiz732/
Chorue732/
Kharwe732/
Hurwey732/
Horbee732/
Herwei731/
Orwehr731/
Otrwer731/
Jorwee731/
Gorwee731/
Herwey731/
Harrwe731/
Horvie731/
Harweś731/
Chorve731/
Gorwey730/
Horves730/
Orue6716,334/
Orbe6712,825/
Orwa6710,549/
Horwich67600/
Orve67182/
Erwe67152/
Arwe6774/
Chourve6726/
Gorweah6721/
Harw6716/
Chorbei678/
Hourwai678/
Khorvee678/
Horvest678/
Charwee676/
Harwees674/
Horveth674/
Horvheh673/
Khorwai672/
Hatrwei672/
Chaurwe672/
Houroue671/
Horwijz671/
Kharwhe671/
Houruer671/
Khorveh671/
Orrw671/
Orwuihe671/
Orwy671/
Urwe671/
Ahrw671/
Hojreve670/

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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 Horwe
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