von der Horst Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

von der Horst Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

von der Horst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany281:2,875,195137,699
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

von der Horst Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name von der Horst Come From? nationality or country of origin

von der Horst occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name von der Horst? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,228,735th most frequently occurring surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 81 percent of von der Horst are found; 76 percent are found in Western Europe and 76 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most numerous in Germany, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 2,875,195. In Germany von der Horst is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 46 percent reside, Schleswig-Holstein, where 25 percent reside and Bavaria, where 7 percent reside. Not including Germany von der Horst is found in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent reside and Argentina, where 3 percent reside.

von der Horst Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of von der Horst has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the von der Horst last name declined 29 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van der Horst9212,945/
van de Horst8835/
van der Hors887/
van der Harst851,539/
van der Horss858/
van der Herst851/
van der Hurst851/
van der Horse851/
van der Harrst811/
Van-Der-Horst777/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to von der Horst
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