Correct Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Liberia

Correct Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Correct Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110

Correct (99) may also be a first name.

Correct Last Name Facts

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

The last name Correct is found most in Nigeria. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Correct click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Correct? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,117,718th most frequent family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Correct occurs mostly in Africa, where 57 percent of Correct reside; 57 percent reside in West Africa and 43 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Correct is also the 951,070th most frequent given name world-wide, held by 99 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Delta, where 33 percent are found, Ogun, where 33 percent are found and Oyo, where 33 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in China, where 14 percent are found and England, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Correc92206/
Corect921/
Korrect8631/
Correck868/
Correac861/
Sorrect860/
Corec837/
Korreckt8066/
Carrecht800/
Corricht800/
Corric7778/
Coirec7712/
Korect774/
Correq773/
Coreck771/
Corezt771/
Courec771/
Correg771/
Corict770/
Corrick711,337/
Korreck71243/
Courric7165/
Carreck7154/
Correig7124/
Jarrect712/
Correaq712/
Correiq711/
Correag711/
Corregg710/
Coric671,475/
Korec671,427/
Coreg6731/
Corek6717/
Corex6710/
Karrecht675/
Carec672/
Kurrecht671/
Coreq671/
Carrieck671/
Courregs671/
Charecte671/
Qcorrick671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Correct
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis