Koorts Surname

347,156th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,053 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Estonia

Koorts Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Koorts Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa9391:57,6977,313
Estonia311:42,6398,109
England221:2,532,63991,802
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Namibia71:344,20010,409
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250

Koorts Last Name Facts

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

Koorts is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Koorts? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 347,156th most frequently held surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 6,920,746 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Koorts live; 90 percent live in Southern Africa and 90 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Koorts is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 939 people, or 1 in 57,697. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Western Cape, where 47 percent reside, Gauteng, where 21 percent reside and Limpopo, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Estonia, where 3 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.

Koorts Last Name Statistics demography

Koorts earn notably more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 16.9% more than the national average, earning R 277,788 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koortse929/
Korts91381/
Koerts831,387/
Kordts83464/
Coorts8338/
Kortse8338/
Koortz8327/
Korths8321/
Kourts839/
Kohrts837/
Khorts835/
Kortds834/
Korsts833/
Kortts832/
Kortsh831/
Kortsch77178/
Coordts7749/
Corts733,652/
Kortz732,017/
Kurts731,204/
Kords7388/
Kõrts7369/
Karts739/
Korzs731/
Korcs731/
Koorz730/
Kortc730/
Kortsova7189/
Courts673,135/
Cordts672,074/
Khurts67210/
Kuhrts67160/
Coerts67153/
Coords67125/
Kortze6784/
Kurths6782/
Kharts6774/
Kurtts6767/
Kourtz6760/
Kurtse6752/
Kurdts6751/
Cortts6748/
Koertz6735/
Kohrtz6733/
Kartts675/
Cortse674/
Cortës672/
Kartse672/
Corrts671/
Kartsh671/
Cortės671/
Koirtz670/
Kortch670/
Cortzs670/
Kartzs670/

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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 Koorts
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