Horwill Surname

708,658th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 414 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Horwill Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Horwill Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia2711:99,61511,276
England871:640,43737,483
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1271:191,93215,501
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Horwill Last Name Facts

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

Horwill is borne by more people in Australia than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Horwill? popularity and diffusion

The last name Horwill is the 708,658th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 17,602,768 people. It occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 66 percent of Horwill reside; 66 percent reside in Australasia and 66 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Australia, where it is carried by 271 people, or 1 in 99,615. In Australia Horwill is most numerous in: Victoria, where 91 percent reside and Queensland, where 9 percent reside. Outside of Australia it exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in England, where 21 percent reside and Canada, where 7 percent reside.

Horwill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Horwill has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Horwill last name decreased 31 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 80 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Horwill Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

The amount Horwill earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 47.15% more than the national average, earning R 349,692 per year and in Canada they earn 22.97% less than the national average, earning $38,272 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Orwill922/
Horwell86850/
Herwill8698/
Gorwill8694/
Harwill862/
Harwille801/
Orwell77478/
Herwil7761/
Orbill777/
Harwil775/
Erwill772/
Oruill770/
Arwill770/
Horwel770/
Orwl731/
Harwell7110,448/
Herwell71111/
Gorwell7143/
Härwell7117/
Harbill712/
Horbell710/
Haruill710/
Aarwill710/
Hurwell710/
Arwil6722/
Orwel6717/
Orbil6711/
Erwil673/
Harrwell673/
Charwell672/
Chorhbil671/
Harwelle671/
Haerwell670/
Horvl670/
Harzwell670/

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Horwill Reference & Research

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Horwill
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