Koortens Surname

2,718,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Singapore

Koortens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Koortens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands311:544,74849,659
Singapore171:323,98313,856
England11:55,718,059489,080
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Koortens Last Name Facts

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

The surname Koortens occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Koortens? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,718,172nd most numerous last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 142,893,057 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 63 percent of Koortens are found; 61 percent are found in Western Europe and 61 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 31 people, or 1 in 544,748. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: North Holland, where 77 percent reside, South Holland, where 16 percent reside and Flevoland, where 3 percent reside. Beside The Netherlands it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Singapore, where 33 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kortens9360/
Cortens80477/
Kartens805/
Kortins801/
Courtens75977/
Cortense751/
Corteens750/
Korthence711/
Cartens67106/
Kartenz6712/
Kurtins6710/
Curtens673/
Kartins673/
Cortins671/
Carthens63232/
Kartions631/
Carrtens630/
Caurthens5910/
Curtins5371/
Cartenz534/
Cartins533/
Cortinz531/
Carthins5020/

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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 Koortens
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