Khorshev Surname

1,001,271st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 255 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Khorshev Surname User-submission:

The surname Khorshev is probably a Russified version of the German surname Horsch. It is derived from a similar nickname, which goes back to the German word horst (underbrush, brushwood). Probably that was the nickname of the man who lived near the forest.

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Khorshev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia2271:634,90355,341
Ukraine241:1,896,779136,831
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

Khorshev Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Khorshev is probably a Russified version of the German surname Horsch. It is derived from a similar nickname, which goes back to the German word horst (underbrush, brushwood). Probably that was the nickname of the man who lived near the forest.

According to another version, the name Khorshev is based on the Jewish male name Khorsh. Perhaps it is a form of the name Hersch. It goes back to the Hebrew biblical name Naphtali. In Jacob's blessing, Naphtali was compared to a slender chamois. Later this name-symbol was translated into Yiddish - Hersch.

Khorsh also means 'good' in Ossetian.

- haffman97

Khorshev Last Name Facts

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

The surname Khorshev (Russian: Хоршев) occurs in Russia more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Khorshev? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,001,271st most frequent last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 28,578,611 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 86 percent of Khorshev are found; 86 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 86 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

This last name is most frequent in Russia, where it is held by 227 people, or 1 in 634,903. In Russia it is mostly concentrated in: Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, where 29 percent are found, Rostov Oblast, where 11 percent are found and Moscow, where 8 percent are found. Other than Russia Khorshev is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 9 percent are found and Kazakhstan, where 1 percent are found.

Khorshev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Orthodox (92%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Khorshev surname are 15.73% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 62.5% registered with the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khorsheva94373/
Korshev93267/
Khorsev9313/
Korsheva88194/
Khorchev88130/
Khorseva8821/
Khorseev8811/
Korshaev889/
Kharshev888/
Korshiev886/
Khorsaev884/
Khorshov883/
Korsheev882/
Khorzhev881/
Horschev881/
Khorshef881/
Khorsheb881/
Horsheev881/
Korsev8610/
Kharsheva8211/
Kharshiev825/
Khurshiev823/
Khorsseva821/
Korzhev801,585/
Kurshev80860/
Karshev80179/
Khorsov80119/
Korseev8055/
Korshov8041/
Horchev8033/
Kershev8020/
Korsaev8018/
Harshev8015/
Kharsev8014/
Korseva8013/
Korsoev804/
Korshef801/
Karshiev752,836/
Korzheva752,259/
Kharsiev751,020/
Kursheva75985/
Kharchev75808/
Kharseev75467/
Karsheva75166/
Korzhaev75156/
Khorzeev7575/
Khursiev7546/
Kurshiev7527/
Kharseva7522/
Karshaev7519/
Korzheev7510/
Kharsaev757/
Karsheev756/
Horcheev756/
Kersheev755/
Korcheev753/
Kursheev753/
Horzheev753/
Korschew752/
Kershaev751/
Kharshov751/
Karschev751/
Karsheiv751/
Korzhiev751/
Chorchev751/
Kherzhev751/
Korshiep751/
Horsef71243/
Korsov71108/
Harsev7160/
Kharzheev7120/
Karsev7115/
Korjev7111/
Korzev7110/
Khourchef719/
Chorschew717/
Korsep715/
Kursev714/
Korcev713/
Kharzhiev713/
Korgev713/
Khurshaiv711/
Korsiv711/
Kordzheva711/
Khorzov67432/
Kurchev67322/
Karsaev67165/
Kurzhev67125/
Karshov67104/
Karseev6794/
Harchev6789/
Karshiv6777/
Karseva6754/
Korchef6736/
Kurseev6735/
Karzhev6725/
Korzeev6722/
Kharsov6719/
Kershiv6713/
Karsiev6712/
Kershov678/
Korzeva677/
Kurseva675/
Korzaev675/
Horchew674/
Khersov673/
Karshew673/
Korceva672/
Kershew672/
Korzhiv671/
Kersaev671/
Kershav671/
Khourchefe671/
Karsoev671/
Kohrscheib671/
Korziev671/
Kursheb671/
Koursov671/
Harshiv671/
Karsevs671/
Kursevs671/
Korcevs671/
Korzhav671/
Korsiep671/
Korzhyv671/
Harshew670/

Khorshev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Khorshev in the Russian language
Хоршевhorsev-

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