Korets Surname

214,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,916 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Korets Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Korets Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine1,2681:35,9015,216
Russia3621:398,13038,496
Belarus2161:43,9867,537
United States571:6,358,929302,882
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Korets Last Name Facts

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

The surname Korets (Russian: Корец) occurs more in Ukraine more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Korets? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 214,639th most commonly occurring family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,803,521 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Korets are found; 91 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 91 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The last name Korets is most prevalent in Ukraine, where it is carried by 1,268 people, or 1 in 35,901. In Ukraine Korets is most prevalent in: Volyn Oblast, where 64 percent live, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 7 percent live and Kiev, where 3 percent live. Beside Ukraine Korets is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 19 percent live and Belarus, where 11 percent live.

Korets Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Orthodox (78%) in Russia, Orthodox (75%) in Belarus and Orthodox (83%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Korets last name are 24.66% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 71.43% registered to vote for the party.

Korets earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 14.52% more than the national average, earning $49,414 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koreets92222/
Khorets9242/
Korzets9213/
Koriets922/
Korzhets864/
Kurets83887/
Koretz83549/
Corets8322/
Korits8313/
Karets8310/
Korecs839/
Koryts836/
Kerets835/
Koorits77121/
Korzetz7763/
Kärgets7719/
Korzits7717/
Kuriets7713/
Kareets779/
Korhetz778/
Kharets777/
Kährets773/
Kherets771/
Karetse771/
Keretts771/
Koretch771/
Kehrets771/
Kereets771/
Kareits771/
Karzets771/
Korec731,427/
Korez73748/
Kuretsch7162/
Korzhits7116/
Koritsch7115/
Coutrets718/
Khariets714/
Kerretts712/
Kouretze711/
Karetshe711/
Couretts710/
Katreets710/
Korzec672,000/
Koritz67334/
Korecz67129/
Korhec6797/
Keretz6791/
Koreci6770/
Karits6739/
Kurits6737/
Kuryts6735/
Coretz6735/
Kuretz6730/
Korejz6718/
Korech6713/
Kurecs673/
Korizs673/
Koritć673/
Carets672/
Koreic672/
Koritsova671/
Korezh671/
Khorez671/
Kotritsch671/
Korics671/
Korrez670/

Korets Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Korets in the Russian language
Корецkorec-

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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
  • 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 Korets
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