Terhorst Surname

105,595th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,433 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Terhorst Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Terhorst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,6561:30,3113,992
United States6721:539,37344,730
Netherlands4581:36,8726,211
Brazil4561:469,46117,773
Canada951:387,84834,448
Australia341:793,99150,673
England161:3,482,379114,324
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:1,394,96375,931

The alternate forms: Terhörst (75) are calculated separately.

Terhorst Last Name Facts

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

The surname Terhorst occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can appear as: Terhörst. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Terhorst? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 105,595th most frequently occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,643,931 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 71 percent of Terhorst are found; 71 percent are found in Western Europe and 71 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Terhorst is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 2,656 people, or 1 in 30,311. In Germany it is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 82 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 9 percent reside and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 2 percent reside. Excluding Germany it occurs in 20 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 15 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 10 percent reside.

Terhorst Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Terhorst has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Terhorst last name increased 1,867 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Terhorst Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Terhorst are 7.42% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.19% being registered with the political party.

The amount Terhorst earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 7.25% more than the national average, earning R 254,856 per year; in United States they earn 8.44% more than the national average, earning $46,792 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.96% less than the national average, earning $42,749 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Terhörst9675/
Toerhorst9416/
Terhoerst942/
Therhorst941/
Terherst8884/
Torhorst8867/
Tarhorst880/
Terhaerst823/
Thorhorst821/
Terrors801/
Therrors753/
Tarherst750/

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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 Terhorst
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