Koerner Surname

48,781st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,558 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Koerner Surname Definition:

(German) Dweller near a mill; one who dealt in grain.

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Koerner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,7871:46,5475,662
Germany1,4911:53,9947,014
Israel3761:22,7603,359
Australia2321:116,36112,902
Canada1481:248,95723,668
Brazil1481:1,446,44848,665
England891:626,04636,944
France441:1,509,607143,950
Poland421:904,97068,062
Thailand301:2,354,612261,046
Argentina301:1,424,78080,162
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Scotland151:356,92115,763
Austria141:608,24554,975
Denmark121:470,39330,183
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Norway71:734,61250,907
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
China51:273,464,31313,838
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6921:72,5707,783

Koerner (25) may also be a first name.

Koerner Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Dweller near a mill; one who dealt in grain.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

The name comes from the German word "Körner" what means "grains". In the middle ages a person who managed a granary or was a grain dealer was often called Körner or a variant of the name.

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Koerner Last Name Facts

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

Koerner (Russian: Коернер) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Koerner.

How Common Is The Last Name Koerner? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 48,781st most frequently used last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 690,239 people. The last name Koerner occurs mostly in The Americas, where 77 percent of Koerner are found; 75 percent are found in North America and 75 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Koerner is also the 2,136,160th most widely held given name internationally, held by 25 people.

The last name Koerner is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 7,787 people, or 1 in 46,547. In The United States Koerner is most prevalent in: Illinois, where 8 percent are found, California, where 8 percent are found and New York, where 7 percent are found. Barring The United States Koerner occurs in 51 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 14 percent are found and Israel, where 4 percent are found.

Koerner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Koerner has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 1,125 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,271 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Koerner Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Koerner last name are 20.46% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 67.23% being registered with the party.

The amount Koerner earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 10.57% more than the national average, earning 382,661 kr per year; in United States they earn 9.62% more than the national average, earning $47,299 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.63% more than the national average, earning $59,932 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koernert9314/
Koerrner932/
Kouerner931/
Koehrner930/
Kerner9214,182/
Korner923,378/
Kerzner861,114/
Kerneur86447/
Kierner86307/
Kuerner86144/
Kaerner8639/
Korhner869/
Kernner864/
Kerrner863/
Kearner863/
Kherner862/
Kernier861/
Kerhner861/
Coerner861/
Korzner861/
Gkerner861/
Keerner860/
Keirner860/
Koirner860/
Koernir860/
Kernher860/
Kuehrner801/
Kearnner800/
Körner7736,970/
Karner7712,552/
Corner7710,166/
Kärner77656/
Kurner77104/
Kernir771/
Kerenneur7522/
Querner71433/
Cornner71184/
Kurzner71108/
Kührner7136/
Kerrenneur7128/
Corneer7111/
Courner715/
Kuhrner712/
Corneur712/
Kurnert712/
Corneir712/
Karneur711/
Khejornetr711/
Kärrner711/
Coorner711/
Corrner711/
Cornear710/
Coirner710/
Cornerr710/
Kurgner710/
Kornherr67548/
Khejornnetr67292/
Khurnert671/
Cuerneir671/
Kornhair671/
Kurzhner671/
Courneyr671/
Karrhner670/

Koerner Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Koerner in the Russian language
Коернерkoerner-

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