Hörl Surname

114,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,038 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Hörl Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hörl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,8491:28,2573,720
Austria1,1221:7,590957
Poland171:2,235,809104,965
Czechia161:664,59262,292
Hungary151:654,41837,235
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Horl (229) are calculated separately.

Hörl Last Name Facts

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

Hörl occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Horl. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hörl? popularity and diffusion

It is the 114,477th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,804,741 people. The last name Hörl is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Hörl live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 99 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Hörl is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 2,849 people, or 1 in 28,257. In Germany Hörl is primarily concentrated in: Bavaria, where 74 percent reside, Hesse, where 8 percent reside and Saxony, where 5 percent reside. Other than Germany this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 28 percent reside and Poland, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Horl92229/
Hörldt8016/
Herl751,393/
Ehrl751,361/
Harl751,231/
Öhrl7512/
Ohrl754/
Örel751/
Hörlová7312/
Hörlova731/
Harel6714,525/
Härle673,072/
Horel671,997/
Ehrle671,526/
Herel67726/
Hoerl67611/
Ohrel67430/
Herzl67331/
Horil67247/
Haril67185/
Oehrl67164/
Heril6762/
Harll6749/
Herll6749/
Ahrle6731/
Haarl6731/
Ahrel6726/
Harlø679/
Örell679/
Ahril677/
Herlø674/
Herrl673/
Aharl672/
Héril672/
Hérel672/
Harél672/
Harrl672/
Horrl671/
Haerl671/
Ohril671/
Ehrel670/
Harlh670/
Horll670/

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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 Hörl
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