Varnhorn Surname

674,066th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 443 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Estonia

Varnhorn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Varnhorn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4251:189,42521,979
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Varnhorn Last Name Facts

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

The last name Varnhorn is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Varnhorn? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 674,066th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 16,450,442 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Varnhorn reside; 97 percent reside in Western Europe and 97 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Varnhorn is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 425 people, or 1 in 189,425. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Lower Saxony, where 78 percent live, Bremen, where 10 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 5 percent live. Excluding Germany this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Estonia, where 2 percent live and Switzerland, where 1 percent live.

Varnhorn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Varnhorn has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Varnhorn surname declined 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Barnhorn8864/
Barnhoorn821,696/
Vernorn801/
Varnerin75248/
Bornhorn75128/
Pharnharn711/
Bornhornn710/
Barnurn671/
Bornhorndt670/
Warnerin6317/
Vernerin633/
Warnaring5921/
Verneeren591/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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 Varnhorn
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