Koren Surname
Approximately 22,677 people bear this surname
Koren Surname User-submission:
Koren means 'shining' or 'radiant' in Hebrew.
Koren Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | 5,629 | 1:1,520 | 127 |
| Slovenia | 3,601 | 1:691 | 29 |
| United States | 2,899 | 1:125,029 | 13,287 |
| Ukraine | 2,157 | 1:21,105 | 2,960 |
| Russia | 1,752 | 1:82,262 | 10,382 |
| Belarus | 1,042 | 1:9,118 | 1,356 |
| Croatia | 1,034 | 1:4,090 | 468 |
| Austria | 653 | 1:13,040 | 1,874 |
| Netherlands | 496 | 1:34,047 | 5,684 |
| Australia | 470 | 1:57,438 | 6,998 |
| Papua New Guinea | 379 | 1:21,514 | 2,300 |
| Canada | 316 | 1:116,600 | 12,375 |
| Norway | 249 | 1:20,652 | 2,651 |
| Hungary | 243 | 1:40,396 | 4,329 |
| Brazil | 190 | 1:1,126,707 | 39,309 |
| Germany | 181 | 1:444,782 | 39,627 |
| France | 133 | 1:499,419 | 69,818 |
| Kazakhstan | 125 | 1:141,460 | 14,383 |
| Argentina | 100 | 1:427,434 | 32,472 |
| Italy | 93 | 1:657,599 | 58,183 |
| India | 82 | 1:9,354,456 | 185,501 |
| England | 74 | 1:752,947 | 41,527 |
| Latvia | 60 | 1:34,167 | 5,221 |
| Indonesia | 59 | 1:2,241,512 | 136,522 |
| Japan | 58 | 1:2,204,212 | 28,969 |
| Estonia | 54 | 1:24,478 | 4,454 |
| Serbia | 53 | 1:134,810 | 9,704 |
| Thailand | 53 | 1:1,332,799 | 187,598 |
| Sweden | 51 | 1:193,074 | 13,358 |
| Chile | 50 | 1:352,329 | 9,825 |
| Uzbekistan | 33 | 1:937,247 | 18,607 |
| Denmark | 26 | 1:217,104 | 17,438 |
| Scotland | 22 | 1:243,355 | 12,191 |
| Slovakia | 19 | 1:280,866 | 41,728 |
| South Africa | 17 | 1:3,186,924 | 115,449 |
| Switzerland | 17 | 1:483,113 | 34,678 |
| Malaysia | 14 | 1:2,106,730 | 83,604 |
| Poland | 14 | 1:2,714,911 | 112,031 |
| Belgium | 13 | 1:884,357 | 69,774 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 13 | 1:459,435 | 35,797 |
| Tajikistan | 13 | 1:645,130 | 4,278 |
| Spain | 10 | 1:4,675,204 | 78,608 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| China | 9 | 1:151,924,618 | 7,954 |
| Liechtenstein | 8 | 1:4,797 | 618 |
| Czechia | 8 | 1:1,329,184 | 91,312 |
| Bulgaria | 7 | 1:996,986 | 34,534 |
| Moldova | 7 | 1:508,767 | 32,975 |
| Lithuania | 6 | 1:505,765 | 19,342 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 1:13,056 | 1,849 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1:126,697 | 5,403 |
| Montenegro | 3 | 1:213,188 | 6,121 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | 1:1,178,801 | 15,876 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Uruguay | 2 | 1:1,715,879 | 35,955 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Kosovo | 2 | 1:930,934 | 12,188 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 26 | 1:1,931,488 | 97,398 |
The alternate forms: Koreň (1,068), Koreń (233), Korén (49), Kořen (42), Kören (8) & Koreñ (1) are calculated separately.
Koren (4,737) may also be a first name.
Koren Surname Meaning
Koren Demographics
Koren Political Affiliation
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Koren Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Koren Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Koren (Georgian: კორენ, Marathi: कोर, Russian: Корень) has its highest incidence in Israel. It can also occur in the variant forms: Koreň, Koreń, Korén, Kořen, Kören or Koreñ. Click here to see other potential spellings of Koren.
How Common Is The Last Name Koren? popularity and diffusion
The last name Koren is the 23,867th most prevalent last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 321,363 people. The last name Koren occurs predominantly in Europe, where 51 percent of Koren reside; 25 percent reside in West Asia and 25 percent reside in Judeo-West Asia. Koren is also the 99,469th most frequently used given name worldwide. It is borne by 4,737 people.
It is most frequently used in Israel, where it is held by 5,629 people, or 1 in 1,520. In Israel it is mostly found in: Central District, where 33 percent reside, Tel Aviv District, where 20 percent reside and Northern District, where 13 percent reside. Aside from Israel Koren exists in 86 countries. It also occurs in Slovenia, where 16 percent reside and The United States, where 13 percent reside.
Koren Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Koren has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Koren surname expanded 11,150 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Koren Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Koren surname is predominantly Orthodox (84%) in Russia, Orthodox (86%) in Belarus and Orthodox (88%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Koren last name are 3.42% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50.19% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Koren earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 14.88% more than the national average, earning 397,563 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 82.63% less than the national average, earning R 41,280 per year; in United States they earn 10.18% more than the national average, earning $47,543 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.8% more than the national average, earning $54,056 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Koren Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Koren in the Georgian language | ||
| კორენ | koren | - |
| Koren in the Marathi language | ||
| कोर | kora | 63.74 |
| कोरेन | korena | 32.97 |
| कॉरेन | korena | 2.2 |
| कॉरॅन | korena | 1.1 |
| Koren in the Russian language | ||
| Корень | koren | - |
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