Korey Surname
Approximately 2,139 people bear this surname
Korey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 545 | 1:665,062 | 53,113 |
| Chad | 481 | 1:28,258 | 3,335 |
| Indonesia | 388 | 1:340,848 | 29,628 |
| Niger | 365 | 1:52,581 | 2,601 |
| India | 167 | 1:4,593,206 | 118,643 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Canada | 15 | 1:2,456,373 | 146,130 |
| Liberia | 13 | 1:339,118 | 18,650 |
| Ivory Coast | 10 | 1:2,307,123 | 39,352 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
Korey (7,763) may also be a first name.
Korey Demographics
Average Korey Salary in
United States
$55,107 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Korey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Korey Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Korey (Russian: Корей) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Korey? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 196,045th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 3,406,987 people. The surname Korey occurs mostly in Africa, where 46 percent of Korey are found; 41 percent are found in West Africa and 40 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 72,521st most frequent first name at a global level, borne by 7,763 people.
The last name Korey is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 545 people, or 1 in 665,062. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Florida, where 13 percent reside, Illinois, where 13 percent reside and California, where 10 percent reside. Other than The United States this surname exists in 29 countries. It is also found in Chad, where 22 percent reside and Indonesia, where 18 percent reside.
Korey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Korey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Korey surname rose 6,813 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Korey Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Korey last name are 2.07% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 55.3% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Korey earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 27.71% more than the national average, earning $55,107 USD per year and in Canada they earn 232.43% more than the national average, earning $165,162 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Korey Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Korey in the Russian language | ||
| Корей | korej | - |
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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 Korey
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