Hörbe Surname

2,091,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Czechia

Hörbe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hörbe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany611:1,319,76283,187
Czechia141:759,53467,321
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Horbe (176) are calculated separately.

Hörbe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hörbe occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant: Horbe. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hörbe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Hörbe is the 2,091,648th most prevalent last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 89,969,703 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Hörbe are found; 77 percent are found in Western Europe and 77 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Hörbe is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 61 people, or 1 in 1,319,762. In Germany Hörbe is mostly concentrated in: Bavaria, where 20 percent live, Brandenburg, where 20 percent live and Saxony-Anhalt, where 16 percent live. Other than Germany this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Czechia, where 17 percent live and Brazil, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Horbe93176/
Hörber91281/
Harbe801,062/
Herbe80874/
Hörby807/
Hörbeová773/
Herbei731,120/
Horbei73450/
Harbey73188/
Hoerbe7393/
Harbea7379/
Chorbe7374/
Harbie7359/
Hörwey7353/
Herbey7346/
Horbey7335/
Haerbe7321/
Charbe7317/
Harbee7316/
Herbie738/
Harbeh738/
Horbee732/
Heerbe732/
Harbhe732/
Cherbe732/
Harbei731/
Herbea731/
Herbej731/
Herbee731/
Orbe6712,825/
Erbe675,507/
Arbe672,687/
Charbhe6783/
Charbey6760/
Harbieh6736/
D'Herbe6715/
Chorbei678/
Charbeh671/
Örve671/
Chaarbe671/
Charbie670/

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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
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  • 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 Hörbe
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