Courten Surname

1,628,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 123 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Courten Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Courten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England591:944,37447,923
United States471:7,711,892346,147
Chile81:2,202,05930,910
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
France11:66,422,722504,397
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Courten Last Name Facts

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

Courten occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Courten? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,628,521st most frequently held last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 59,248,341 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 55 percent of Courten reside; 52 percent reside in Northern Europe and 52 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 59 people, or 1 in 944,374. In England it is most frequent in: Cambridgeshire, where 61 percent reside, West Midlands, where 12 percent reside and West Sussex, where 12 percent reside. Aside from England this surname is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 38 percent reside and Chile, where 7 percent reside.

Courten Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Courten has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Courten surname increased 1,475 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 392 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Courten Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Courten last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Courten last name are 10.41% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 63.64% being registered with the political party.

Courten earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.84% less than the national average, earning $35,881 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Courtien93201/
Courteen935/
Courthen933/
Corten921,579/
Curten92137/
Courtn924/
Courtin868,756/
Corteen86266/
Chorten8643/
Coerten8643/
Corthen8630/
Cuerten8622/
Courtyn8618/
Courtne865/
Kourten861/
Curtien860/
Cuirten860/
Cortten860/
Churten860/
Cortn831/
Curtn831/
Courtion8024/
Courting8016/
Kourthen806/
Chhorten803/
Courtijn801/
Courtina801/
Curtin7722,892/
Korten772,261/
Kurten771,483/
Carten77842/
Cürten77394/
Cortin77126/
Cortne772/
Zorten771/
Curtne771/
Cortem770/
Cortenova7590/
Chhortten751/
Cortina7127,318/
Carthen71700/
Curtina71691/
Kuerten71661/
Ciurtin71349/
Koerten71208/
Ciortin7135/
Quarten7132/
Khorten7132/
Kurthen7130/
Carteng7113/
Charten7111/
Carteen7111/
Curting718/
Churtin716/
Chortin715/
Curtion714/
Cartenì714/
Kuirten713/
Kortuen712/
Curttin711/
Cartien711/
Carrten711/
Cuertin711/
Kortten711/
Caurtne710/
Cortion710/
Cuortin710/
Corting710/
Keurten710/
Cartten710/
Curttyn710/
Cartn6714/
Kourtina6711/
Charthen671/
Quarteng671/
Churtina671/
Kurtteen671/
Cordting671/
Chartten670/
Cartenne670/

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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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  • 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 Courten
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