Kora Surname
Approximately 111,637 people bear this surname
Kora Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 49,889 | 1:15,375 | 1,249 |
| Benin | 22,717 | 1:455 | 41 |
| Japan | 15,423 | 1:8,289 | 1,182 |
| Ethiopia | 4,346 | 1:22,445 | 2,857 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2,683 | 1:3,039 | 134 |
| Pakistan | 2,174 | 1:82,173 | 2,821 |
| Cameroon | 2,014 | 1:10,312 | 1,367 |
| Egypt | 1,830 | 1:50,238 | 4,917 |
| Indonesia | 1,683 | 1:78,579 | 8,353 |
| Burkina Faso | 1,247 | 1:14,717 | 1,154 |
| Gambia | 1,176 | 1:1,636 | 199 |
| Chad | 963 | 1:14,114 | 1,774 |
| Oman | 636 | 1:5,799 | 831 |
| Senegal | 491 | 1:29,693 | 632 |
| Nepal | 400 | 1:71,202 | 1,781 |
| Russia | 372 | 1:387,428 | 37,653 |
| Ukraine | 335 | 1:135,889 | 19,132 |
| United States | 326 | 1:1,111,837 | 80,317 |
| Albania | 291 | 1:10,014 | 1,892 |
| Saudi Arabia | 239 | 1:129,104 | 17,726 |
| Tanzania | 212 | 1:249,725 | 20,187 |
| Turkey | 198 | 1:393,037 | 24,007 |
| Ivory Coast | 177 | 1:130,346 | 6,319 |
| Kenya | 166 | 1:278,192 | 18,180 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| Nigeria | 134 | 1:1,321,961 | 52,161 |
| Thailand | 125 | 1:565,107 | 96,458 |
| Zimbabwe | 112 | 1:137,841 | 17,955 |
| Niger | 109 | 1:176,074 | 6,227 |
| DR Congo | 89 | 1:830,108 | 57,152 |
| New Zealand | 87 | 1:52,050 | 8,333 |
| Czechia | 83 | 1:128,114 | 20,499 |
| Poland | 82 | 1:463,521 | 46,884 |
| South Africa | 79 | 1:685,794 | 49,549 |
| France | 76 | 1:873,983 | 102,402 |
| England | 43 | 1:1,295,769 | 58,667 |
| United Arab Emirates | 42 | 1:218,149 | 14,475 |
| Qatar | 34 | 1:69,353 | 6,725 |
| Spain | 32 | 1:1,461,001 | 45,498 |
| Brazil | 31 | 1:6,905,624 | 162,221 |
| Hungary | 29 | 1:338,492 | 24,545 |
| Greece | 22 | 1:503,627 | 63,727 |
| Solomon Islands | 21 | 1:27,620 | 5,477 |
| Belarus | 20 | 1:475,053 | 45,383 |
| Canada | 20 | 1:1,842,280 | 119,096 |
| Kazakhstan | 18 | 1:982,361 | 58,740 |
| Australia | 17 | 1:1,587,982 | 78,599 |
| Peru | 16 | 1:1,986,508 | 25,077 |
| Liberia | 14 | 1:314,895 | 17,893 |
| Cook Islands | 13 | 1:1,398 | 376 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Finland | 12 | 1:458,058 | 28,977 |
| Uganda | 10 | 1:3,903,928 | 93,934 |
| Algeria | 8 | 1:4,828,944 | 49,535 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Italy | 7 | 1:8,736,670 | 118,213 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| Taiwan | 7 | 1:3,349,249 | 20,155 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Slovakia | 5 | 1:1,067,290 | 85,393 |
| Lithuania | 4 | 1:758,647 | 25,175 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Mali | 4 | 1:4,242,259 | 2,433 |
| New Caledonia | 4 | 1:69,056 | 6,678 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1:1,465,090 | 16,492 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 1:646,708 | 13,517 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Greenland | 1 | 1:56,379 | 1,133 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1:4,548,849 | 18,388 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 1:5,021,868 | 210,693 |
The alternate forms: Kóra (242), Korã (6) & Kôra (2) are calculated separately.
Kora (39,725) may also be a first name.
Kora Demographics
Kora Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Kora Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kora Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kora (Arabic: كوري, Georgian: კორა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻮﺭﺍ, Hindi: कोरा, Marathi: कोरा, Oriya: େକାରା, Russian: Кора) is found most in India. It can appear in the variant forms: Kóra, Korã or Kôra. For other possible spellings of Kora click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kora? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 5,064th most commonly held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 65,279 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 63 percent of Kora reside; 47 percent reside in South Asia and 45 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Kora is also the 22,324th most commonly used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 39,725 people.
The last name is most frequently held in India, where it is held by 49,889 people, or 1 in 15,375. In India it is primarily concentrated in: West Bengal, where 63 percent reside, Gujarat, where 13 percent reside and Andhra Pradesh, where 7 percent reside. Besides India this surname exists in 105 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 20 percent reside and Japan, where 14 percent reside.
Kora Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Kora has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kora last name increased 3,260 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kora Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Kora surname is predominantly Orthodox (90%) in Russia, Christian (75%) in Kenya and Orthodox (56%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Kora last name are 9.07% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.84% being registered with the party.
The amount Kora earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 19.53% more than the national average, earning R 284,052 per year; in United States they earn 27.26% more than the national average, earning $54,911 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.67% more than the national average, earning $54,982 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kora Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kora in the Georgian language | ||
| კორა | kora | - |
| Kora in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﻮﺭﺍ | kwra | - |
| Kora in the Marathi language | ||
| कोरा | kora | 99.03 |
| कोर | kora | 0.97 |
| Kora in the Hindi language | ||
| कोरा | kora | 98.28 |
| कोड़ा | kora | 1.27 |
| कोर | kora | 0.19 |
| कौरा | kaura | 0.06 |
| कोंरा | konra | 0.06 |
| कोरां | koram | 0.06 |
| Kora in the Oriya language | ||
| େକାରା | ekara | 94.1 |
| େକାରାାଇଁ | ekaraa'im | 4.14 |
| କୁରା | kura | 0.28 |
| ରଣା | rana | 0.28 |
| କରା | kara | 0.17 |
| େକାର | ekara | 0.06 |
| ରାଓ | ra'o | 0.06 |
| େକରା | ekara | 0.06 |
| ରସା | rasa | 0.06 |
| କର | kara | 0.06 |
| ରାହା | raha | 0.06 |
| ଓରାମ | orama | 0.06 |
| ରାମା | rama | 0.06 |
| Kora in the Russian language | ||
| Кора | kora | - |
| Kora in the Arabic language | ||
| كوري | kwry | - |
| كورا | kwra | - |
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Footnotes
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