Koren Surname

23,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22,677 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Koren Surname User-submission:

Koren means 'shining' or 'radiant' in Hebrew.

Koren Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel5,6291:1,520127
Slovenia3,6011:69129
United States2,8991:125,02913,287
Ukraine2,1571:21,1052,960
Russia1,7521:82,26210,382
Belarus1,0421:9,1181,356
Croatia1,0341:4,090468
Austria6531:13,0401,874
Netherlands4961:34,0475,684
Australia4701:57,4386,998
Papua New Guinea3791:21,5142,300
Canada3161:116,60012,375
Norway2491:20,6522,651
Hungary2431:40,3964,329
Brazil1901:1,126,70739,309
Germany1811:444,78239,627
France1331:499,41969,818
Kazakhstan1251:141,46014,383
Argentina1001:427,43432,472
Italy931:657,59958,183
India821:9,354,456185,501
England741:752,94741,527
Latvia601:34,1675,221
Indonesia591:2,241,512136,522
Japan581:2,204,21228,969
Estonia541:24,4784,454
Serbia531:134,8109,704
Thailand531:1,332,799187,598
Sweden511:193,07413,358
Chile501:352,3299,825
Uzbekistan331:937,24718,607
Denmark261:217,10417,438
Scotland221:243,35512,191
Slovakia191:280,86641,728
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
Poland141:2,714,911112,031
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Kyrgyzstan131:459,43535,797
Tajikistan131:645,1304,278
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
China91:151,924,6187,954
Liechtenstein81:4,797618
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312
Bulgaria71:996,98634,534
Moldova71:508,76732,975
Lithuania61:505,76519,342
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Montenegro31:213,1886,121
Bosnia and Herzegovina31:1,178,80115,876
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Kosovo21:930,93412,188
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

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

User-submitted Reference

Koren means 'shining' or 'radiant' in Hebrew.

- agamfable

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koreň931,068/
Koreń93233/
Korén9349/
Kořen9342/
Kören938/
Koreñ931/
Korzen91675/
Kooren91490/
Koreen91282/
Khoren9142/
Korren9136/
Korenc9131/
Koraen9127/
Korend9116/
Korien9111/
Koreun916/
Kouren912/
Koiren911/
Korenk911/
Kohren910/
Korn8942,723/
Koorzen83272/
Koehren83166/
Khoiren8311/
Korengk836/
Korienė835/
Khotren834/
Korrenn834/
Korenck832/
Khoreen831/
Koeruen831/
Korrenk831/
Karen80143,407/
Korin803,470/
Koryn802,348/
Keren802,067/
Coren801,554/
Koorn801,491/
Küren80923/
Korne80800/
Kuren80503/
Khorn80303/
Kohrn80153/
Koern8074/
Korhn8030/
Kornn8024/
Kornø8012/
Kourn805/
Qoren805/
Korrn804/
Kotrn803/
Korzn803/
Kuorn801/
Káren801/
Korín801/
Kornh800/
Korenova77168/
Korenová7738/
Khoeraen772/
Kuorienė772/
Koirienė771/
Koirin7314,058/
Kurien735,467/
Khorin732,052/
Korzeń731,790/
Korina731,708/
Kehren731,635/
Karren731,235/
Korzin73763/
Koryon73704/
Kurzen73462/
Kareen73445/
Kerren73219/
Kohrem73203/
Koerin73193/
Karien73187/
Corren73178/
Keuren73174/
Karzen73171/
Khoryn73145/
Korgin73139/
Cooren73138/
Kharen73114/
Keeren73101/
Kahren7399/
Khorne7386/
Korzyn7384/
Koryna7360/
Kerien7343/
Koruun7339/
Khourn7338/
Kauren7338/
Khüren7332/
Koehrn7329/
Kaaren7325/
Karaen7324/
Köhren7323/
Corzen7322/
Corien7319/
Karenn7315/
Kourin7314/
Korijn7313/
Karuen7313/
Koorem7313/
Cohren7312/
Kureen7312/
Corent7312/
Kaeren7312/
Korinn7311/
Keruen739/
Korrin738/
Kheren738/
Kuhren738/
Keraen736/
Kurren735/
Korion735/
Kereen734/
Coreen734/
Kareun734/
Karoen733/
Kornne733/
Couren733/
Corend733/
Kouryn733/
Coreng732/
Korgne732/
Kohrin731/
Korynn731/
Kuraen731/
Koyrin731/
Coruen731/
Cotren731/
Coeren731/
Korngh731/
Koirne731/
Kuorne731/
Qoreng731/
Gkorin731/
Corenc731/
Kohryn731/
Koorin731/
Cosren730/
Quoren730/
Koorhn730/
Corenn730/
Korennova71287/
Khotthren719/
Khorenova718/
Kern67127,206/
Karn6731,041/
Corn6710,603/
Cothren671,983/
Khorina671,434/
Kerrien671,076/
Kerienė67586/
Corrent67489/
Kurn67487/
Khoirin67482/
Kornova67282/
Khoryna67145/
Körn67140/
Kurienė67127/
Khourin6791/
Khotrin6788/
Kornová6773/
Kärn6766/
Kourina6756/
Courenq6752/
Kornowa6743/
Kūrienė6738/
Kürn6734/
Kaureng6726/
Courren6721/
Corrien6720/
Khareen6716/
Cottren6715/
Karrien6711/
Korindt6710/
Koirina6710/
Kurrien678/
Correen678/
Korynth678/
Khoerin675/
Karenne675/
Korinne675/
Kharien674/
Khuraen674/
Kotring674/
Gkourin674/
Khorzin673/
Korrina673/
Coutren673/
Coehren672/
Courent672/
Kharend672/
Koryohn672/
Kaehren672/
Kerraen672/
Kourgne672/
Katrenc671/
Kaurren671/
Karrenn671/
Korehenova671/
Korynne671/
Kujruen671/
Corenne671/
Corentt671/
Cooroen671/
Cohrien671/
Keureng671/
Kottrin671/
Coureng671/
Korinck671/
Khoryon671/
Khereen671/
Kaurenk670/
Courien670/
Korrinn670/
Correnn670/
Coureen670/
Coorien670/
Corrzen670/

Koren Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Koren in the Georgian language
კორენkoren-
Koren in the Marathi language
कोरkora63.74
कोरेनkorena32.97
कॉरेनkorena2.2
कॉरॅनkorena1.1
Koren in the Russian language
Кореньkoren-

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