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Where Does The Last Name Hourst Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Hourst has its highest incidence in France. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hourst? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 3,957,383^rd most numerous family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 88 percent of Hourst are found; 84 percent are found in Western Europe and 84 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

Hourst is most frequently used in France, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 3,162,987. In France Hourst is most common in: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 81 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 10 percent are found and Occitanie, where 10 percent are found. Not including France Hourst is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 4 percent are found and Brazil, where 4 percent are found.

Hourst Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Hourst has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hourst surname decreased 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hourst Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.