Corkum Surname

154,149th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,849 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Corkum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Corkum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada1,9531:18,8662,656
United States8571:422,93936,609
England131:4,286,005132,302
Northern Ireland111:167,7318,683
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Aruba11:103,4772,586
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Corkum Last Name Facts

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

The surname Corkum occurs in Canada more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Corkum? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 154,149th most common family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,557,931 people. The surname Corkum is predominantly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Corkum live; 99 percent live in North America and 98 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Corkum is most frequently held in Canada, where it is borne by 1,953 people, or 1 in 18,866. In Canada Corkum is most prevalent in: Nova Scotia, where 63 percent are found, Ontario, where 17 percent are found and British Columbia, where 7 percent are found. Apart from Canada Corkum exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 30 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Corkum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Corkum has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Corkum last name grew 3,428 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Corkum Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Corkum last name are 8.12% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 61.35% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Corkum earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 4.07% more than the national average, earning $44,905 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.05% less than the national average, earning $44,194 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Corkhum9262/
Chorkum9210/
Corckum921/
Sorkum8358/
Carkum8331/
Korkum831/
Corcum831/
Corkom831/
Carkhum7748/
Korkhum771/
Churckum711/
Churkume711/
Sarkum67594/
Korcum67135/
Korkom6780/
Kerkum6755/
Zarkum679/
Karkum676/
Jarkum675/
Sorcum671/
Corcom670/
Karkoum622/
Zarkhum621/
Zarkoum621/
Zarkumova5317/
Karkom502/

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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 Corkum
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