Kore Forename
34,466th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 22,606 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast
Kore Forename Definition:
Ko'-re. A grandson of Korah. 1 Chron. ix. 19.
Kore Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 100% | 6,704 | 1:14,553 | 2,023 |
| Ivory Coast | 93% | 6,302 | 1:3,662 | 406 |
| Cameroon | 95% | 2,491 | 1:8,675 | 1,103 |
| India | 53% | 1,633 | 1:743,955 | 53,307 |
| Japan | - | 949 | 1:134,864 | 5,392 |
| Papua New Guinea | 66% | 908 | 1:8,978 | 903 |
| Pakistan | 88% | 872 | 1:222,887 | 7,167 |
| Burkina Faso | 89% | 568 | 1:32,358 | 2,573 |
| Nigeria | 80% | 508 | 1:349,536 | 12,369 |
| Niger | 79% | 388 | 1:49,443 | 2,450 |
| Benin | 85% | 381 | 1:27,758 | 2,661 |
| United States | 69% | 173 | 1:2,095,589 | 34,411 |
| Senegal | 58% | 165 | 1:88,372 | 2,684 |
| Indonesia | - | 137 | 1:1,882,946 | 98,365 |
| Kenya | 59% | 90 | 1:514,523 | 14,164 |
| Egypt | 100% | 87 | 1:1,056,333 | 18,582 |
| DR Congo | 80% | 34 | 1:2,171,400 | 51,388 |
| Canada | - | 26 | 1:1,274,360 | 22,928 |
| Zimbabwe | 67% | 22 | 1:701,083 | 28,034 |
| Turkey | 88% | 19 | 1:4,094,827 | 20,430 |
| Mexico | 70% | 16 | 1:7,759,027 | 26,141 |
| Germany | 90% | 14 | 1:6,905,563 | 25,447 |
| England | 50% | 12 | 1:4,633,577 | 43,450 |
| Tanzania | 75% | 10 | 1:5,278,832 | 28,402 |
| Iran | - | 8 | 1:9,812,108 | 27,974 |
| South Africa | 88% | 8 | 1:6,816,581 | 127,931 |
| Philippines | 50% | 6 | 1:17,668,246 | 211,341 |
| Russia | 100% | 6 | 1:24,038,951 | 65,699 |
| Brazil | - | 6 | 1:35,706,026 | 284,222 |
| Malaysia | 57% | 5 | 1:6,089,988 | 140,568 |
| Spain | - | 5 | 1:9,305,993 | 18,112 |
| Morocco | - | 4 | 1:8,587,159 | 11,086 |
| France | - | 4 | 1:16,617,585 | 41,065 |
| South Korea | - | 3 | 1:1,848,140 | 23,578 |
| Norway | - | 3 | 1:1,710,776 | 19,445 |
| Chile | 67% | 3 | 1:5,869,069 | 26,159 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 3 | 1:453,806 | 18,410 |
| Afghanistan | 100% | 2 | 1:16,311,758 | 48,279 |
| Australia | - | 2 | 1:6,828,811 | 37,569 |
| Denmark | - | 2 | 1:2,824,749 | 21,465 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 2 | 1:8,451,042 | 32,813 |
| China | - | 2 | 1:683,027,891 | 94,999 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 1 | 1:111,580 | 7,062 |
| Qatar | 100% | 1 | 1:2,369,605 | 59,530 |
| Venezuela | - | 1 | 1:30,201,893 | 231,239 |
| Peru | 100% | 1 | 1:31,791,454 | 110,866 |
| Uganda | 100% | 1 | 1:40,956,920 | 131,348 |
| Kazakhstan | 100% | 1 | 1:17,746,845 | 44,366 |
| Iraq | - | 1 | 1:35,017,859 | 22,933 |
| Albania | 100% | 1 | 1:3,046,570 | 49,159 |
| Austria | - | 1 | 1:8,514,201 | 19,377 |
| Azerbaijan | - | 1 | 1:9,642,944 | 42,290 |
| Belarus | 100% | 1 | 1:9,482,384 | 20,892 |
| Belgium | - | 1 | 1:11,490,041 | 43,727 |
| Chad | 100% | 1 | 1:13,598,398 | 15,363 |
| Cook Islands | - | 1 | 1:18,153 | 1,349 |
| Guinea | - | 1 | 1:11,858,647 | 7,978 |
| Paraguay | - | 1 | 1:7,236,805 | 16,549 |
| Israel | 100% | 1 | 1:8,402,918 | 45,019 |
| Italy | 74% | 1 | 1:61,062,090 | 83,289 |
| North Macedonia | - | 1 | 1:2,090,757 | 15,787 |
| Mali | - | 1 | 1:16,977,755 | 8,714 |
| Mauritania | 100% | 1 | 1:4,095,239 | 27,701 |
| Nepal | 100% | 1 | 1:28,487,352 | 119,417 |
| New Zealand | - | 1 | 1:4,536,044 | 17,392 |
The alternate forms: Koré (21) are calculated separately.
Kore (100,883) may also be a surname.
Kore Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Ko'-re. A grandson of Korah. 1 Chron. ix. 19.
— The Proper Names of The Bible (1855) by John Farrar
Meaning: calling: happening: partridge: (sons of): patronymic of Korah.
— A Dictionary of the Proper Names of the Old and New Testament (1909) by James Beaumont Jackson
Kore Forename Popularity
Kore Demographics
Kore Political Affiliation
in United States
Sample size: 39 (2014)
United States
Average
Phonetically Similar Names
Kore Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kore in the Russian language | ||
| Коре | kore | - |
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