Korff Surname
Approximately 5,845 people bear this surname
Korff Surname Definition:
(from an ancestor's occupation) From the German Korf (“basket”). A basket maker.
Korff Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 2,520 | 1:31,947 | 4,208 |
| South Africa | 1,367 | 1:39,633 | 5,094 |
| United States | 1,087 | 1:333,449 | 30,160 |
| Netherlands | 459 | 1:36,791 | 6,196 |
| Denmark | 85 | 1:66,408 | 6,662 |
| New Zealand | 71 | 1:63,779 | 9,777 |
| Brazil | 70 | 1:3,058,205 | 88,974 |
| Australia | 52 | 1:519,148 | 39,018 |
| England | 29 | 1:1,921,312 | 76,208 |
| Poland | 17 | 1:2,235,809 | 104,965 |
| Russia | 11 | 1:13,102,096 | 377,010 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Chile | 7 | 1:2,516,639 | 33,195 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 8 | 1:3,046,921 | 80,371 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 172 | 1:291,969 | 23,310 |
Korff Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(from an ancestor's occupation) From the German Korf (“basket”). A basket maker.
Korff Demographics
Korff Political Affiliation
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Korff Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Korff Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Korff (Russian: Корфф) occurs most in Germany. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Korff? popularity and diffusion
Korff is the 82,847th most common surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,246,800 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 54 percent of Korff live; 51 percent live in Western Europe and 51 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The surname Korff is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 2,520 people, or 1 in 31,947. In Germany Korff is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 41 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 15 percent live and Berlin, where 7 percent live. Not including Germany this surname exists in 40 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 23 percent live and The United States, where 19 percent live.
Korff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Korff has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Korff last name rose 632 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 363 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Korff Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Korff are 3.47% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50.24% registered with the political party.
The amount Korff earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 3.45% more than the national average, earning 358,024 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 126.58% more than the national average, earning R 538,440 per year; in United States they earn 12.09% more than the national average, earning $48,364 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.11% less than the national average, earning $34,724 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Korpff | 91 | 1 | / |
| Korfft | 91 | 1 | / |
| Korffs | 91 | 1 | / |
| Korf | 89 | 5,887 | / |
| Kerff | 80 | 211 | / |
| Corff | 80 | 120 | / |
| Korfe | 80 | 117 | / |
| Karff | 80 | 37 | / |
| Khorf | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kürff | 80 | 3 | / |
| Koerf | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kohrf | 80 | 2 | / |
| Korfs | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kurff | 80 | 0 | / |
| Khoosrff | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kutrff | 73 | 1 | / |
| Karfft | 73 | 1 | / |
| Karffe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kerf | 67 | 655 | / |
| Korfová | 67 | 142 | / |
| Corf | 67 | 106 | / |
| Karf | 67 | 106 | / |
| Korv | 67 | 52 | / |
| Kärf | 67 | 40 | / |
| Korw | 67 | 11 | / |
| Korfova | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kurf | 67 | 4 | / |
Korff Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Korff in the Russian language | ||
| Корфф | korff | - |
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