Hörnberg Surname

773,729th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 367 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Hörnberg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hörnberg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden3551:27,7372,260
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Hornberg (850) are calculated separately.

Hörnberg Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hörnberg occurs more in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Hornberg. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hörnberg? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 773,729th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 19,857,073 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Hörnberg reside; 98 percent reside in Northern Europe and 98 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The last name is most commonly held in Sweden, where it is held by 355 people, or 1 in 27,737. In Sweden it is mostly concentrated in: Västerbotten County, where 33 percent are found, Västra Götaland County, where 17 percent are found and Stockholm County, where 16 percent are found. Barring Sweden this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 1 percent are found and Norway, where 1 percent are found.

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hörnberg
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