Voorhorst Surname

518,137th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 629 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Voorhorst Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Voorhorst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands5281:31,9835,317
United States661:5,491,802273,080
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
England11:55,718,059489,080
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Voorhorst Last Name Facts

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

The last name Voorhorst occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Voorhorst? popularity and diffusion

Voorhorst is the 518,137th most commonly used surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 11,585,924 people. Voorhorst occurs predominantly in Europe, where 85 percent of Voorhorst live; 84 percent live in Western Europe and 84 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 528 people, or 1 in 31,983. In The Netherlands Voorhorst is mostly concentrated in: Overijssel, where 40 percent are found, Gelderland, where 23 percent are found and South Holland, where 11 percent are found. Beside The Netherlands it occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 10 percent are found and Canada, where 4 percent are found.

Voorhorst Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Voorhorst has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Voorhorst last name increased 508 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Voorhorst Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Voorhorst are 48.47% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 95.24% being registered with the party.

The amount Voorhorst earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 9.37% more than the national average, earning $47,192 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.18% less than the national average, earning $43,137 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Varhorst821/
Borhorst820/
Borchorst7885/
Vaarhorst7869/
Borkhorst780/
Bohrhorst780/
Barhorst711,521/
Burhorst71105/
Warhorst712/
Worhurst711/
Borharst710/
Borors671/
Borkharst671/
Vorgars631/
Borrors630/
Warhurst592,549/
Barhurst597/
Bourhars594/
Warhorse594/
Borchars590/
Barharst590/
Warherst590/
Wharhurst560/
Barors532/
Varars532/
Borcharcht531/
Vargars5012/
Bourars501/
Barrors501/
Vorrarx500/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Voorhorst
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