Hörtig Surname

2,460,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Hörtig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hörtig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany421:1,916,797106,618
Switzerland181:456,27333,097
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

The alternate forms: Hortig (721) are calculated separately.

Hörtig Last Name Facts

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

Hörtig is most common in Germany. It may be found as a variant: Hortig. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hörtig? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,460,878th most frequently occurring last name globally It is held by around 1 in 119,467,966 people. The surname Hörtig is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Hörtig are found; 80 percent are found in Western Europe and 79 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is held by 42 people, or 1 in 1,916,797. In Germany Hörtig is primarily concentrated in: Baden-Württemberg, where 79 percent live, Bavaria, where 19 percent live and Saxony, where 2 percent live. Outside of Germany it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 30 percent live and Belgium, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hortig94721/
Hartig8311,649/
Hertig832,444/
Härtig83820/
Haertig77108/
Hartigh7763/
Harttig7756/
Hoertig7736/
Herteig7721/
Hartuig7711/
Harthig771/
Hartoig771/
Hartihg771/
Horttig770/
Artig73205/
Ortig7316/
D'Hartig711/
Herteg67566/
Oertig67405/
Hartik67258/
Harteg6747/
Hertik6746/
Orteig6731/
Hertäg6729/
Hortik6726/

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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 Hörtig
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