Hourcq Surname

1,328,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 169 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Hourcq Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hourcq Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1671:397,74158,569
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Hourcq Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hourcq occurs more in France more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hourcq? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,328,442nd most widespread last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 43,121,573 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Hourcq reside; 99 percent reside in Western Europe and 99 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

This last name is most widespread in France, where it is borne by 167 people, or 1 in 397,741. In France Hourcq is most prevalent in: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 80 percent live, Brittany, where 9 percent live and Île-de-France, where 5 percent live. Apart from France Hourcq occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Chile, where 1 percent live and Switzerland, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hourc917/
Ourcq913/
Hourq911/
Hourck832/
Hurc80141/
Horc8020/
Ourc808/
Gourc73454/
Horck73294/
Harcq73115/
Churc7347/
Hurck7338/
Gourq732/
Khurq731/
Hourk730/
Hourg730/
Orc67179/
Urc6796/
Orq6746/
Heurck6715/
Hurckx678/
Urq673/
Khourg673/
Chorck672/
Orcque672/
Hurqus671/
Khourk671/
Churhc671/
Horshc671/
Horqqe671/
Horcke671/
Hourke671/
Horcks670/
Hurcsh670/

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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 Hourcq
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