Khorshev Surname
Approximately 255 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameKhorshev Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 227 | 1:634,903 | 55,341 |
| Ukraine | 24 | 1:1,896,779 | 136,831 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
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.
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Khorshev Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Khorshev Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Khorshev Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Khorshev (Russian: Хоршев) is held by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Khorshev.
How Common Is The Last Name Khorshev? popularity and diffusion
The surname Khorshev is the 1,001,271st most frequently used surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 28,578,611 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 86 percent of Khorshev live; 86 percent live in Eastern Europe and 86 percent live in East Slavic Europe.
The surname is most numerous in Russia, where it is carried by 227 people, or 1 in 634,903. In Russia it is mostly concentrated in: Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, where 29 percent reside, Rostov Oblast, where 11 percent reside and Moscow, where 8 percent reside. Other than Russia this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 9 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 1 percent reside.
Khorshev Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Orthodox (92%) in Russia.
In The United States those bearing the Khorshev last name are 15.73% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 62.5% being registered to vote for the party.
Phonetically Similar Names
Khorshev Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Khorshev in the Russian language | ||
| Хоршев | horsev | - |
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