Corb Surname

341,803rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,074 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Corb Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Corb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania6031:33,2974,235
United States2121:1,709,712113,287
Taiwan1021:229,8501,944
England511:1,092,51152,584
Spain251:1,870,08151,392
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
France21:33,211,361423,184
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

Corb (65) may also be a first name.

Corb Last Name Facts

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

The last name Corb is held by more people in Romania than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Corb? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 341,803rd most commonly used last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 6,785,425 people. Corb is primarily found in Europe, where 65 percent of Corb reside; 56 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 56 percent reside in Romanian Europe. It is also the 1,212,820th most widely held first name world-wide, held by 65 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Romania, where it is held by 603 people, or 1 in 33,297. In Romania it is primarily concentrated in: Bihor County, where 53 percent live, Arad County, where 19 percent live and Timiș County, where 10 percent live. Aside from Romania it occurs in 21 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent live and Taiwan, where 9 percent live.

Corb Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Corb has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Corb last name grew 663 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 5,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Corb Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Corb surname is chiefly Jewish (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Corb surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% being registered with the party.

Corb earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 15.12% more than the national average, earning $49,672 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chorb89248/
Corbs897/
Corbz895/
Courb891/
Chourb8024/
Chhorb804/
Chorbh803/
Corbtt802/
Korb7513,996/
Corp75846/
Carb75287/
Zorb75149/
Corf75106/
Qorb758/
Corv756/
Sorb755/
Corw754/
Jorb751/
Curb751/
Corbova7333/
Corpe671,667/
Corps67624/
Corfe67567/
Corff67120/
Csorbová6795/
Charb6732/
Sorbh6729/
Carbs6721/
Curbs6717/
Scorp6712/
Courp6712/
Corfs6710/
Corpt679/
Csorbova678/
Kosrb673/
Corpz673/
Corpp672/
Jorbh672/
Chorp672/
Sohrb672/
Khorb671/
Corft671/
Corrf671/
Coirp671/
Scarb671/
Cojrw671/
Zourb671/
Korbø671/
Koorb670/

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Footnotes

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