Korf Surname
Approximately 5,887 people bear this surname
Korf Surname Definition:
(from an ancestor's occupation) From the German Korf (“basket”). A basket maker.
Korf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1,987 | 1:40,516 | 5,345 |
| Netherlands | 1,179 | 1:14,323 | 2,141 |
| United States | 1,116 | 1:324,784 | 29,552 |
| South Africa | 477 | 1:113,580 | 13,626 |
| Russia | 471 | 1:305,994 | 31,219 |
| Czechia | 150 | 1:70,890 | 11,910 |
| Ukraine | 121 | 1:376,221 | 46,054 |
| Poland | 91 | 1:417,679 | 44,209 |
| Uzbekistan | 49 | 1:631,207 | 13,568 |
| Estonia | 42 | 1:31,472 | 5,782 |
| Belarus | 32 | 1:296,908 | 33,328 |
| Canada | 31 | 1:1,188,567 | 86,017 |
| Denmark | 27 | 1:209,064 | 16,975 |
| Brazil | 23 | 1:9,307,580 | 200,052 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| Kazakhstan | 10 | 1:1,768,250 | 83,699 |
| France | 8 | 1:8,302,840 | 321,660 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Hungary | 8 | 1:1,227,035 | 53,030 |
| Spain | 8 | 1:5,844,004 | 86,878 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 115 | 1:436,684 | 31,761 |
Korf Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(from an ancestor's occupation) From the German Korf (“basket”). A basket maker.
Korf Demographics
Average Male Korf Height
180.68 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Korf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Korf Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Korf (Russian: Корф) is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Korf? popularity and diffusion
The surname Korf is the 82,341st most frequently occurring last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,237,905 people. Korf is predominantly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Korf live; 54 percent live in Western Europe and 54 percent live in Germanic Europe.
It is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is held by 1,987 people, or 1 in 40,516. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 46 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 18 percent live and Hamburg, where 7 percent live. Apart from Germany Korf exists in 42 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 20 percent live and The United States, where 19 percent live.
Korf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Korf has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Korf surname expanded 970 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 550 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Korf Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Korf surname is principally Orthodox (87%) in Russia and Orthodox (90%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Korf last name are 16.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.14% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Korf earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 107.54% more than the national average, earning R 493,200 per year; in United States they earn 10% more than the national average, earning $47,464 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.38% more than the national average, earning $55,336 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Korff | 89 | 5,845 | / |
| Korfe | 89 | 117 | / |
| Khorf | 89 | 4 | / |
| Koerf | 89 | 3 | / |
| Kohrf | 89 | 2 | / |
| Korfs | 89 | 1 | / |
| Korffs | 80 | 1 | / |
| Korfft | 80 | 1 | / |
| Korpff | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kerf | 75 | 655 | / |
| Karf | 75 | 106 | / |
| Corf | 75 | 106 | / |
| Korv | 75 | 52 | / |
| Kärf | 75 | 40 | / |
| Korw | 75 | 11 | / |
| Kurf | 75 | 4 | / |
| Korfová | 73 | 142 | / |
| Korfova | 73 | 8 | / |
| Karpf | 67 | 2,719 | / |
| Karfe | 67 | 1,160 | / |
| Corfe | 67 | 567 | / |
| Kerff | 67 | 211 | / |
| Corff | 67 | 120 | / |
| Kaurf | 67 | 45 | / |
| Kerpf | 67 | 38 | / |
| Karff | 67 | 37 | / |
| Kharf | 67 | 22 | / |
| Kherf | 67 | 21 | / |
| Koerv | 67 | 12 | / |
| Corfs | 67 | 10 | / |
| Korph | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kürff | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kärpf | 67 | 3 | / |
| Khurf | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kerfh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khorv | 67 | 1 | / |
| Korwh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaerf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khorb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koorv | 67 | 1 | / |
| Korvh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Corft | 67 | 1 | / |
| Corrf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kqorv | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khoosrff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Korvs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Korrv | 67 | 1 | / |
| Korbø | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kurff | 67 | 0 | / |
Korf Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Korf in the Russian language | ||
| Корф | korf | - |
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