Hörz Surname

434,076th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 792 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Hörz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hörz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7541:106,77113,187
Austria301:283,84832,444
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

The alternate forms: Horz (1,028) are calculated separately.

Hörz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hörz is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Horz. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hörz? popularity and diffusion

The surname Hörz is the 434,076th most frequently held family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 9,201,447 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Hörz reside; 99 percent reside in Western Europe and 99 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 754 people, or 1 in 106,771. In Germany Hörz is most frequent in: Baden-Württemberg, where 77 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 6 percent reside and Brandenburg, where 4 percent reside. Other than Germany this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 4 percent reside and Sweden, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Horz921,028/
Hörtz8918/
Hör86543/
Örz86191/
Herz7519,039/
Harz753,440/
Hörr751,350/
Höhr75273/
Hört7578/
Jörz7541/
Härz7531/
Höre7530/
Hösz759/
Örző752/
Ahrz752/
Chör751/
Hertz6711,724/
Hartz6711,312/
Hörth671,185/
Hortz67464/
Hercz67397/
Harcz67338/
Hoerz67157/
Höhre6780/
Haarz6776/
Horzs6748/
Hörtzsch6747/
Ahrtz6744/
Heerz6729/
Horcz679/
Ör678/
Charz676/
Herdz675/
Cherz672/
Huirz671/
Herrz671/
Hardz671/
Herzs671/
Horzh671/
Aharz671/
Hörch671/

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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 Hörz
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