Hörnig Surname
Approximately 1,965 people bear this surname
Hörnig Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1,935 | 1:41,605 | 5,479 |
| Austria | 12 | 1:709,620 | 61,025 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Czechia | 7 | 1:1,519,067 | 97,842 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
The alternate forms: Hornig (8,030) are calculated separately.
Hörnig Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hörnig Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Hörnig is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant: Hornig. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hörnig? popularity and diffusion
Hörnig is the 210,129th most prevalent family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 3,708,675 people. Hörnig is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Hörnig live; 100 percent live in Western Europe and 100 percent live in Germanic Europe.
This last name is most numerous in Germany, where it is held by 1,935 people, or 1 in 41,605. In Germany Hörnig is most prevalent in: Saxony, where 33 percent are found, Bavaria, where 22 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 18 percent are found. Other than Germany this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 1 percent are found and Switzerland, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hornig | 94 | 8,030 | / |
| Hörnigk | 92 | 10 | / |
| Hernig | 83 | 80 | / |
| Harnig | 83 | 47 | / |
| Härnig | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hörnigová | 80 | 7 | / |
| Hoernig | 77 | 501 | / |
| Chernig | 77 | 3 | / |
| Hörnick | 77 | 2 | / |
| Herrnig | 77 | 1 | / |
| Haernig | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hornnig | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hernicg | 77 | 0 | / |
| Oehrnig | 77 | 0 | / |
| Charnig | 77 | 0 | / |
| Horneig | 77 | 0 | / |
| Hernnig | 77 | 0 | / |
| Ornig | 73 | 307 | / |
| Arnig | 73 | 12 | / |
| Örnik | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ernig | 73 | 0 | / |
| Hörnicke | 71 | 328 | / |
| Hoernigk | 71 | 5 | / |
| Hornik | 67 | 2,816 | / |
| Hernik | 67 | 2,631 | / |
| Harnik | 67 | 811 | / |
| Ornigg | 67 | 44 | / |
| Arnaig | 67 | 15 | / |
| Harnic | 67 | 3 | / |
| Horneg | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eurnig | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ernigh | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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- 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 Hörnig
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