Korek Surname

274,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,416 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Korek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Korek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland9081:41,8606,562
United States1291:2,809,759166,838
Germany931:865,65062,206
Hungary461:213,39717,734
Iraq421:833,84911,429
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
Indonesia251:5,289,968246,176
Ukraine191:2,395,931155,639
Argentina181:2,374,634110,716
England131:4,286,005132,302
France131:5,109,440259,941
Lebanon131:433,62211,952
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737

Korek (83) may also be a first name.

Korek Last Name Facts

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

Korek (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻮﺭﻙ, Marathi: कोरॅक, Russian: Корек) occurs in Poland more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Korek? popularity and diffusion

It is the 274,373rd most frequent surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 5,146,572 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 79 percent of Korek reside; 69 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 64 percent reside in West Slavic Europe. Korek is also the 1,052,971st most numerous forename internationally, borne by 83 people.

The last name Korek is most frequently held in Poland, where it is carried by 908 people, or 1 in 41,860. Aside from Poland it is found in 30 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 9 percent reside and Germany, where 7 percent reside.

Korek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Korek are 27.33% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 80.56% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Korek earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 29.7% more than the national average, earning $55,965 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.59% more than the national average, earning $58,919 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kourek91684/
Koreck91290/
Khorek9157/
Korrek9134/
Koreik9128/
Korzek9123/
Koreke9118/
Koreek911/
Koreak911/
Koriek910/
Kňourek83252/
Korreck83243/
Kooreke8366/
Koretke8354/
Korejke8340/
Koreike8324/
Korzhek833/
Korreik833/
Koreick832/
Korieck831/
Korziek831/
K'Oreke831/
Kourhek831/
Koutrek831/
Kurek8032,445/
Karek802,599/
Kerek802,495/
Korec801,427/
Kürek801,163/
Korik80510/
Koryk80104/
Corek8017/
Koreg8011/
Korekova77220/
Korreckt7766/
Koreková771/
Korzec732,000/
Kotrík73414/
Korzik73357/
Kurrek73213/
Kureck73198/
Kareke73120/
Karzek73105/
Korhec7397/
Kotryk7387/
Kourik7387/
Korike7387/
Khorik7375/
Kureke7374/
Korzyk7368/
Kareuk7361/
Kharek7359/
Koureg7354/
Köreke7346/
Kareck7335/
Korick7333/
Khoryk7332/
Kotrec7324/
Kurzek7312/
Korecs739/
Kaerek736/
Korykh736/
Korgik735/
Kerrek735/
Kaurek735/
Koraik734/
Karrek734/
Kereck734/
Kerekh734/
Kareek734/
Kahrek734/
Kärrek734/
Koorik734/
Korikh732/
Koreic732/
Korzeg731/
Karesk731/
Kariek731/
Kureik731/
Coreck731/
Karekh731/
Kherek731/
Kureek731/
Koritk731/
Koryok731/
Qoreke731/
Karejk731/
Kurekc731/
Korekhova71180/
Koreckova7112/
Khorekova713/
Koregkova711/
Korehkova711/
Korzhyk67842/
Korzhik67684/
Kurreck67250/
Khotrik67143/
Koerick67115/
Khoryok6782/
Kotrick6782/
Korkova6777/
Koritke6776/
Kurzeck6746/
Korrick6738/
Kurreik6731/
Kottrik6714/
Koricke6712/
Correck678/
Koutrik678/
Kurreke676/
Kourike675/
Korzuik675/
Kourykh674/
Korajke674/
Kotraik672/
Kouraik672/
Kharekh672/
Khareak671/
Korrike671/
Kourick671/
Kothrik671/
Kotrikk671/
Kareshk671/
Khürekh671/
Korigue671/
Korytke671/
Kharrek671/
Kotrijk671/
Kotrykh671/
Keereck670/
Kerreck670/
Kohreig670/
Karzeck670/

Korek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Korek in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﻮﺭﻙkwrk-
Korek in the Marathi language
कोरॅकkoreka-
Korek in the Russian language
Корекkorek-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Korek
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis