Horák Surname

40,261st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,023 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Horák Surname Definition:

“Mountaineer” in Czech.

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Horák Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia12,1421:87618
Hungary5591:17,5601,976
Slovakia2991:17,8482,669
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2111:238,00319,923

The alternate forms: Horak (12,761), Hořák (13), Horâk (1), Hõrak (73) & Hórak (1) are calculated separately.

Horák Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Mountaineer” in Czech.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

User-submitted Reference

Hora means 'mountain'. Horák and its variants means to derive from the mountains. It's a common Czech name for this reason.

- mjhorak

Horák Last Name Facts

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

Horák (Arabic: هوراك) is more commonly found in Czechia than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: Horak, Hořák, Horâk, Hõrak or Hórak. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Horák? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 40,261st most numerous family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 559,590 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Horák are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 96 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

The last name is most common in Czechia, where it is borne by 12,142 people, or 1 in 876. In Czechia Horák is primarily found in: Central Bohemian Region, where 13 percent are found, South Moravian Region, where 11 percent are found and Olomouc Region, where 10 percent are found. Outside of Czechia this surname exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in Hungary, where 4 percent are found and Slovakia, where 2 percent are found.

Horák Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Horák has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Horák last name fell 100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Horak9312,761/
Hořák9313/
Horâk931/
Horňák912,910/
Orák891/
Hõrak8773/
Hórak871/
Harák80143/
Horok806/
Horáková7713,526/
Horákova771/
Horokh732,162/
Chorak731,194/
Horack73646/
Horake73229/
Horňak73173/
Hatrák7377/
Horakh7348/
Khorak7340/
Horrak7326/
Harňák7325/
Horock7317/
Chorok7315/
Horoks739/
Horeak734/
Horaak733/
Horoke733/
Hourak732/
Horzak732/
Hoorak732/
Horakz731/
Horahk731/
Horhak731/
Horrok730/
Horask730/
Horňákova714/
Orak6718,255/
Orok678,602/
Chourak672,929/
Chorouk67343/
Choorak67302/
Horrock6756/
Horrack6729/
Choroke6718/
Horochk6716/
Horakhe679/
Horocks679/
Khorokh678/
Khorouk676/
Khourak676/
Chorake675/
Horroks673/
Khorrak673/
Chorgak673/
Chorack672/
Choyrak672/
Choirak672/
Horzook672/
Khorakh672/
Chotrak672/
Hourouk672/
Khorake672/
Hothrak671/
Chorokh671/
Horahak671/
Horoyke670/
Horoick670/

Horák Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Horák in the Arabic language
هوراكhwrak-
هوركhwrk-

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