Reehorst Surname

1,064,392nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 234 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Reehorst Surname Definition:

(Dutch/Flemish), Deer's wood or grove. (variant: Raleigh.)

Reehorst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1641:102,97116,665
United States351:10,355,970420,657
Norway161:321,39331,311
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Reehorst Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Dutch/Flemish), Deer's wood or grove. (variant: Raleigh.)

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

Reehorst Last Name Facts

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

Reehorst occurs most in The Netherlands. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Reehorst? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,064,392nd most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 31,143,359 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 84 percent of Reehorst are found; 77 percent are found in Western Europe and 71 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is held by 164 people, or 1 in 102,971. In The Netherlands Reehorst is mostly concentrated in: South Holland, where 41 percent live, North Holland, where 21 percent live and Utrecht, where 15 percent live. Barring The Netherlands Reehorst occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 15 percent live and Norway, where 7 percent live.

Reehorst Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Reehorst last name are 18.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 71.43% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Reehorst earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 33.32% more than the national average, earning 461,399 kr per year and in United States they earn 51.83% more than the national average, earning $65,515 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rehorst931,064/
Rehosrst881/
Rehors869/
Rahorst8056/
Reharst800/
Rouwehorst781/
Rehorsch7548/
Reohrs711/
Ruherst670/
Raharsti6316/
Ryors621/
Rears620/
Raharsita591/
Raharisata564/

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