Corten Surname

251,029th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,579 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Corten Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Corten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium7261:15,8362,421
Netherlands4321:39,0916,610
Wales1151:26,9092,781
United States861:4,214,639225,501
Germany851:947,12366,306
England761:733,13240,828
Australia411:658,43245,385
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:1,107,97142,566
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

The alternate forms: Cörten (7) are calculated separately.

Corten Last Name Facts

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

Corten is found in Belgium more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant: Cörten. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Corten? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 251,029th most commonly used last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 4,615,292 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 91 percent of Corten are found; 79 percent are found in Western Europe and 75 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Corten is most widely held in Belgium, where it is held by 726 people, or 1 in 15,836. In Belgium Corten is most numerous in: Flemish Region, where 91 percent reside, Walloon Region, where 6 percent reside and Brussels Capital Region, where 3 percent reside. Apart from Belgium this last name exists in 17 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 27 percent reside and Wales, where 7 percent reside.

Corten Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Corten has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Corten surname rose 506 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 345 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Corten Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Brethren (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Corten are 7.4% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.17% being registered to vote for the political party.

Corten earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.46% more than the national average, earning $44,209 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cörten947/
Corteen92266/
Courten92123/
Chorten9243/
Coerten9243/
Corthen9230/
Cortten920/
Scorten920/
Cortn911/
Courtien86201/
Scourten8630/
Courteen865/
Chhorten863/
Courthen863/
Korten832,261/
Carten83842/
Cürten83394/
Curten83137/
Cortin83126/
Sorten8321/
Courtn834/
Jorten832/
Cortne832/
Zorten831/
Cortem830/
Cortenova8090/
Chhortten801/
Cortina7727,318/
Courtin778,756/
Carthen77700/
Koerten77208/
Hjorten7795/
Ciortin7735/
Khorten7732/
Courtyn7718/
Carteng7713/
Charten7711/
Carteen7711/
Courtne775/
Chortin775/
Cartenì774/
Kortuen772/
Cartien771/
Kourten771/
Kortten771/
Carrten771/
Corting770/
Cartten770/
Cuortin770/
Churten770/
Curtien770/
Cuirten770/
Jorthen770/
Cortion770/
Cartn7314/
Curtn731/
Hjorthen7132/
Courtion7124/
Courting7116/
Hjorteen718/
Kourthen716/
Courtijn711/
Courtina711/
Cordting711/
Charthen711/
Cartenne710/
Chartten710/
Curtin6722,892/
Cartin673,629/
Kurten671,483/
Karten67743/
Sarten67715/
Kortin67128/
Kerten67122/
Cortim6718/
Sortin6717/
Cartem6714/
Cartín6710/
Körten677/
Kortenova677/
Kortem676/
Jortem675/
Cartne675/
Kortyn674/
Jortin674/
Zortin672/
Cartén672/
Kúrten671/
Curtne671/

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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 Corten
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