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

Korck is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Korck? popularity and diffusion

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

The surname is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is borne by 64 people, or 1 in 846,527. In South Africa it is most common in: Western Cape, where 69 percent reside, KwaZulu-Natal, where 17 percent reside and Gauteng, where 13 percent reside. Excluding South Africa this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 8 percent reside and England, where 3 percent reside.

Korck Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Korck has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Korck last name rose 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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