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
Average Male Koren Height
176.77 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Koren Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Koren Come From? nationality or country of origin
Koren (Georgian: კორენ, Marathi: कोर, Russian: Корень) occurs most in Israel. It can also be found as: Koreň, Koreń, Korén, Kořen, Kören or Koreñ. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Koren? popularity and diffusion
Koren is the 23,867th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 321,363 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 51 percent of Koren live; 25 percent live in West Asia and 25 percent live in Judeo-West Asia. Koren is also the 99,469th most widely held given name on earth It is held by 4,737 people.
This surname is most common in Israel, where it is borne by 5,629 people, or 1 in 1,520. In Israel it is most numerous in: Central District, where 33 percent are found, Tel Aviv District, where 20 percent are found and Northern District, where 13 percent are found. Besides Israel this last name occurs in 86 countries. It is also common in Slovenia, where 16 percent are found and The United States, where 13 percent are found.
Koren Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Koren has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Koren surname rose 11,150 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Koren Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly 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 national average, with 50.19% being registered with 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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