Korber Surname

178,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,389 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Korber Surname User-submission:

Korber is a German surname, meaning 'one who made baskets'.

Korber Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7531:106,91313,213
United States6711:540,17744,793
Austria2621:32,5025,219
Brazil1231:1,740,44256,713
Australia1041:259,57423,725
Slovenia1011:24,6305,296
France781:851,573100,617
Canada591:624,50251,218
Mexico301:4,137,54026,679
Czechia241:443,06148,767
Switzerland211:391,09129,271
Belgium191:605,08754,956
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Netherlands191:888,79962,169
England181:3,095,448105,421
Poland131:2,923,750116,258
Hungary121:818,02342,199
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
Ecuador81:1,988,23121,385
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Romania51:4,015,57458,306
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Barbados11:287,4482,772

The alternate forms: Körber (11,708) are calculated separately.

Korber Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Korber is a German surname, meaning 'one who made baskets'.

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Korber Last Name Facts

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

The last name Korber (Russian: Корбер) is found most frequently in Germany. It can also be rendered as: Körber. For other potential spellings of Korber click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Korber? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 178,718th most prevalent surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 3,050,459 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 56 percent of Korber are found; 48 percent are found in Western Europe and 45 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 753 people, or 1 in 106,913. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Bavaria, where 70 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 18 percent live and Berlin, where 4 percent live. Not including Germany this last name is found in 37 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 28 percent live and Austria, where 11 percent live.

Korber Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Korber are 6.95% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 53.72% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Korber earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 210.72% more than the national average, earning R 738,396 per year; in United States they earn 3.61% less than the national average, earning $41,592 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.53% more than the national average, earning $54,418 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Körber9411,708/
Koerber923,856/
Korberh923/
Korbere921/
Koorber920/
Korrber920/
Korbierz861/
Koerberr860/
Kerber8316,779/
Karber83906/
Corber83343/
Kurber8387/
Kärber8354/
Korberová8036/
Korberova803/
Corbier771,675/
Corbert7797/
Coerber7733/
Kherber7719/
Kharber7714/
Karbier771/
Courber771/
Karrber771/
Kerrber771/
Kaerber770/
Courbier71618/
Corbertt7110/
Courbert714/
Courbere713/
Karzberz711/
Kourbire711/
Kornpejr711/
Kurberth710/
Corver67736/
Körver67387/
Carber67337/
Körberová6791/
Kõrver6715/
Karberová6713/
Karbir6712/
Qarber678/
Karberova672/
Kerbyr672/
Courbeyre671/
Curber670/

Korber Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Korber in the Russian language
Корберkorber-

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