Hörler Surname

387,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 915 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Hörler Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hörler Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland7831:10,4891,726
Austria811:105,12915,053
Germany341:2,367,808122,173
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
England11:55,718,059489,080
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Horler (1,473) are calculated separately.

Hörler Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hörler is borne by more people in Switzerland than any other country/territory. It may be found as: Horler. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hörler? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 387,740th most commonly held surname globally, borne by around 1 in 7,964,531 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Hörler live; 98 percent live in Western Europe and 97 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Hörler is most widely held in Switzerland, where it is carried by 783 people, or 1 in 10,489. In Switzerland Hörler is mostly found in: Canton of St Gallen, where 23 percent are found, Canton of Zürich, where 18 percent are found and Canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden, where 15 percent are found. Not including Switzerland this surname occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 9 percent are found and Germany, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Horler941,473/
Ehrler833,753/
Harler83442/
Herler83285/
Öhrler8318/
Herrler77680/
Hoerler77259/
Horlier7738/
Haarler7730/
Herleir775/
Herller772/
Herlier771/
Harrler771/
Harlier771/
Horller770/
Harller770/
Erler7312,472/
Orler73569/
Arler73118/
Erller6719/
Orlier6717/
Orlaer6713/
Erhler6711/
Arlier6710/
Erlher671/
Orlher671/
Erlier671/
Eurler671/
Orhler670/
Arrler670/
Arller670/
Oerler670/
Aerler670/
Ereller6219/
Orlehir621/
Orlr602/
Arlr601/
Orellier571/
Orillier571/
Arlir552/

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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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  • 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 Hörler
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