Koertzen Surname

1,537,949th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 135 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Koertzen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Koertzen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1151:471,11039,128
United States111:32,950,812797,015
England41:13,929,515290,718
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

Koertzen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Koertzen is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Koertzen.

How Common Is The Last Name Koertzen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Koertzen is the 1,537,949th most common family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 53,981,822 people. Koertzen is predominantly found in Africa, where 85 percent of Koertzen live; 85 percent live in Southern Africa and 85 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

It is most common in South Africa, where it is borne by 115 people, or 1 in 471,110. In South Africa Koertzen is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 53 percent are found, Eastern Cape, where 27 percent are found and Mpumalanga, where 8 percent are found. Apart from South Africa this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 8 percent are found and England, where 3 percent are found.

Koertzen Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Koertzen earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 17.52% more than the national average, earning R 279,276 per year and in United States they earn 91.2% more than the national average, earning $82,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kortzen937/
Kertzen931/
Coertzen881,674/
Koortzen88670/
Koertgen8832/
Koertsen881/
Korzen86675/
Kerzen866/
Kortsen80189/
Cortzen80169/
Kortzon8032/
Kortzin804/
Kertsen804/
Kartzen802/
Kurtzen801/
Coerzen801/
Korthsen7528/
Kerzienė7526/
Coertsen7523/
Kuertsen752/
Khertsen751/
Koerchen751/
Kertzson750/
Korzeń711,790/
Korzan711,170/
Korzin71763/
Korzon71386/
Karzen71171/
Kerzan71118/
Korzyn7184/
Kerzon7136/
Kerzin7125/
Corzen7122/
Korzhan671,503/
Cortsen67141/
Körtgen67119/
Kerzaan6739/
Korzoun6731/
Korzaan6731/
Kartsen6717/
Korczyn6710/
Kurtsen675/
Korczin674/
Kortsan673/
Khorzin673/
Korczeń672/
Curtzen672/
Kerhzon671/
Korczan671/
Kerzhan671/
Kortsin671/
Kurtzne671/
Kertsan671/
Kertsin670/
Corrzen670/

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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
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  • 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 Koertzen
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