Corc Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Corc Surname Definition:

Corc or Kork was one of the sons of Alwyn, second earl of Levenax, and appears as witness in one of his father's charters (Levenax, p. 98). From him are descended the Leckies of Lecky. See under Maccorc.

Corc Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Taiwan81:2,930,59317,989
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Čorc (14) are calculated separately.

Corc (109) may also be a first name.

Corc Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Corc or Kork was one of the sons of Alwyn, second earl of Levenax, and appears as witness in one of his father's charters (Levenax, p. 98). From him are descended the Leckies of Lecky. See under Maccorc.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Corc Last Name Facts

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

The surname Corc is more commonly found in Egypt than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant: Čorc. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Corc? popularity and diffusion

The last name Corc is the 4,116,508th most commonly held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 39 percent of Corc reside; 39 percent reside in North Africa and 39 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Corc is also the 900,062nd most frequently used first name on earth It is held by 109 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Egypt, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 10,215,084. Barring Egypt this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Taiwan, where 35 percent live and The United States, where 9 percent live.

Corc Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Corc has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Corc surname contracted 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Čorc9214/
Corci89283/
Corch8957/
Corck8943/
Corcs891/
Corsc891/
Cortc891/
Corchs80144/
Corche8019/
Coirec8012/
Courch806/
Chorch804/
Chorck802/
Cotrct801/
Courci801/
Courck800/
Cork758,074/
Zorc75964/
Korc75488/
Corj75199/
Corz7530/
Curc7523/
Carc7514/
Corg7512/
Corq752/
Corx751/
Qorc751/
Courche7387/
Chorche7345/
Corcova7317/
Curci679,653/
Korcz674,086/
Corts673,652/
Corke673,479/
Cords672,263/
Korch672,058/
Coorg67469/
Kotrc67302/
Carci67291/
Cortz67204/
Korck6775/
Chork6768/
Cordz6756/
Jorck6748/
Curch6721/
Carch6718/
Chorg676/
Curcz675/
Coork673/
Koirc673/
Corzs672/
Zohrc671/
Carcz671/
Jorcs671/
Corhs671/
Curck671/
Scorz671/
Zorck671/
Cardc671/
Korcs671/
Hsorc671/
Corkh670/
Corgs670/
Cuirc670/
Sorck670/
Carck670/
Csork670/
Kortc670/
Scork670/

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