Hürst Surname

1,155,901st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 207 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Hürst Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hürst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland1231:66,7728,098
Germany771:1,045,52570,954
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

The alternate forms: Hurst (92,875) are calculated separately.

Hürst Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hürst occurs in Switzerland more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Hurst. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hürst? popularity and diffusion

The surname Hürst is the 1,155,901st most prevalent last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 35,205,536 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Hürst are found; 97 percent are found in Western Europe and 92 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequently used in Switzerland, where it is borne by 123 people, or 1 in 66,772. In Switzerland it is most prevalent in: Canton of Bern, where 67 percent are found, Canton of Aargau, where 10 percent are found and Canton of Zürich, where 8 percent are found. Not including Switzerland Hürst occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 37 percent are found and Sweden, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hurst9392,875/
Horst8032,312/
Hirst8027,337/
Jürst801/
Hoerst73299/
Hürsch7354/
Horstt7351/
Hourst7325/
Chirst7323/
Huerst7315/
Chorst7313/
Horszt7312/
Hirsth7312/
Hurste738/
Hursts738/
Heurst733/
Churst732/
Horsst732/
Hurstt731/
Hurszt731/
Hoorst731/
Haurst731/
Hierst731/
Horrst731/
Ahurst731/
Hursst730/
Hurstd730/
Hursth730/
Hirs67691/
Hurs6788/
Hirscht6776/
Orst6722/
Ürse6719/
Urst676/
Irst671/
Uhrs671/
Hchorst670/

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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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  • 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 Hürst
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