Korec Surname

272,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,427 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Korec Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Korec Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia6791:7,859804
Czechia4861:21,8803,374
United States941:3,855,946211,262
Poland561:678,72858,421
Canada431:856,87466,382
Argentina281:1,526,55084,030
Austria111:774,13064,097
India71:109,580,769786,157
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
England21:27,859,030389,889
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Bahamas11:391,7512,737

Korec Last Name Facts

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

The surname Korec has its highest incidence in Slovakia. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Korec.

How Common Is The Last Name Korec? popularity and diffusion

Korec is the 272,669th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 5,106,900 people. Korec occurs predominantly in Europe, where 87 percent of Korec live; 86 percent live in Eastern Europe and 86 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Slovakia, where it is borne by 679 people, or 1 in 7,859. In Slovakia it is mostly found in: Trenčín Region, where 44 percent are found, Trnava Region, where 28 percent are found and Nitra Region, where 15 percent are found. Barring Slovakia Korec exists in 21 countries. It also occurs in Czechia, where 34 percent are found and The United States, where 7 percent are found.

Korec Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Korec are 25.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 72% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Korec earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 23.85% more than the national average, earning $53,442 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.89% more than the national average, earning $51,117 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Korzec912,000/
Koreck91290/
Korecz91129/
Korhec9197/
Koreci9170/
Kotrec9124/
Korech9113/
Korecs919/
Koreic912/
Korreck83243/
Korhecz8361/
Koresch8349/
Kourech836/
Koreich834/
Koreche833/
Koreick832/
Koretch831/
Korieck831/
Kotrech831/
Korreci831/
Korej801,671/
Korek801,416/
Korez80748/
Kurec80476/
Koreš80178/
Koric80114/
Karec8099/
Koreş8025/
Koreg8011/
Corec807/
Koreś806/
Koureich771,042/
Korecová77146/
Korreckt7766/
Korecova7728/
Kotrejch775/
Khoreche771/
Khoreich771/
Koureici771/
Koreiche771/
Koureche771/
Korets731,916/
Koresh73852/
Korich73818/
Kourek73684/
Koretz73549/
Kharec73483/
Correc73206/
Kureck73198/
Kurzec73143/
Korejs73142/
Korych7395/
Koures7389/
Korike7387/
Khorek7357/
Koureg7354/
Kareck7335/
Korrek7334/
Korick7333/
Koreik7328/
Korzek7323/
Kurecz7321/
Korejh7320/
Korejz7318/
Koreke7318/
Coirec7312/
Koyres7311/
Karech738/
Corech735/
Koresz735/
Kurech733/
Kurecs733/
Koreys732/
Khorej732/
Kuriec732/
Coreci732/
Korezh731/
Korzeg731/
Korzic731/
Koreek731/
Kouric731/
Coreck731/
Courec731/
Korici731/
Karzec731/
Khorez731/
Koreak731/
Korics731/
Korześ731/
Korzyc731/
Korycz731/
Gkores731/
Corect731/
Kariec731/
Kurekc731/
Kotric731/
Koriek730/
Korrez730/
Koureiche7115/
Koreckova7112/
Khoreiche711/
Koreczová711/
Koriche678,088/
Kaharec671,840/
Kareche671,319/
Koraich67524/
Korrich67425/
Kotrych67265/
Kňourek67252/
Kurreck67250/
Koreets67222/
Koriesh67217/
Correch67166/
Kouresh67128/
Koerick67115/
Kotrick6782/
Kotrich6779/
Koritke6776/
Kotricz6772/
Kooreke6766/
Korzetz6763/
Koretke6754/
Khoriez6754/
Khoresh6753/
Kotrics6750/
Kurzeck6746/
Khorets6742/
Kareich6740/
Korejke6740/
Korrick6738/
Karreci6731/
Koreysh6730/
Kourich6730/
Kurreci6729/
Koreish6724/
Koreike6724/
Karesch6722/
Katrech6719/
Korzets6713/
Korisch6712/
Korreis6712/
Koricke6712/
Courech6712/
Koreisz6711/
Coreche6710/
Correck678/
Korhetz678/
Correct677/
Karrech676/
Kourike675/
Korgich674/
Kharech674/
Koraych674/
Korajke674/
Korzhek673/
Koorich673/
Korreik673/
Koriets672/
Khorich671/
Khoures671/
Koreush671/
Korrike671/
Korziek671/
Kuretch671/
Kourick671/
Kosrrej671/
Coreich671/
Kahreci671/
K'Oreke671/
Kojrych671/
Kurzecz671/
Korigue671/
Korytke671/
Kourhek671/
Koutrek671/
Kouraic671/
Khoreis671/
Correac671/
Koreash671/
Korresh671/
Kohrich671/
Kurreic670/
Karetch670/
Kohreig670/
Coretch670/
Karzeck670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Korec
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