Korck Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

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

Korck Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Korck Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa641:846,52756,162
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Korck Last Name Facts

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

The surname Korck is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Korck? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,185,341st most numerous family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 97,167,279 people. The last name Korck occurs predominantly in Africa, where 85 percent of Korck are found; 85 percent are found in Southern Africa and 85 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 64 people, or 1 in 846,527. In South Africa Korck is mostly found in: Western Cape, where 69 percent live, KwaZulu-Natal, where 17 percent live and Gauteng, where 13 percent live. Apart from South Africa Korck occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 8 percent live and England, where 3 percent live.

Korck Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Korck has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Korck last name grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Korck Last Name Statistics demography

Korck earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 93.26% more than the national average, earning R 459,252 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kork891,376/
Korc89488/
Korkh802,124/
Korke80474/
Kotrc80302/
Karck80165/
Khork8098/
Kerck8073/
Corck8043/
Kourk8033/
Koork805/
Koirc803/
Kuork801/
Korcs801/
Kosrk801/
Kourke736/
Korksz731/
Khorke731/
Karcke731/
Kotrke731/
Korkhz731/
Korkch731/
Khourk731/
Courck730/
Kuirck730/
Quorck730/
Cork678,074/
Kerk672,998/
Kark671,396/
Korcová67757/
Korg67127/
Kärk6793/
Korkova6777/
Karc6768/
Körk6759/
Khorkhe6737/
Korcova6733/
Corc6723/
Korková6720/
Qorc671/
Kourkch671/
Kottrke671/
Qork671/

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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 Korck
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