Kork Surname
Approximately 1,376 people bear this surname
Kork Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 793 | 1:98,135 | 8,626 |
| Estonia | 184 | 1:7,184 | 883 |
| Russia | 77 | 1:1,871,728 | 119,355 |
| Germany | 56 | 1:1,437,597 | 88,094 |
| United States | 35 | 1:10,355,970 | 420,657 |
| Canada | 35 | 1:1,052,731 | 78,176 |
| Finland | 33 | 1:166,567 | 14,872 |
| Romania | 31 | 1:647,673 | 45,663 |
| Thailand | 26 | 1:2,716,859 | 279,944 |
| Belgium | 23 | 1:499,854 | 48,667 |
| Northern Cyprus | 14 | 1:22,786 | 5,518 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| Ukraine | 9 | 1:5,058,077 | 228,455 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Lebanon | 4 | 1:1,409,271 | 19,641 |
| Cambodia | 4 | 1:3,871,786 | 9,580 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 7 | 1:3,482,196 | 89,582 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 14 | 1:3,587,049 | 158,810 |
The alternate forms: Körk (59) are calculated separately.
Kork (49) may also be a first name.
Kork Demographics
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Kork Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kork Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kork (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻮﺭﻙ, Russian: Корк) is found most in Turkey. It may also occur as: Körk. For other possible spellings of Kork click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kork? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 280,606th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 5,296,182 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 53 percent of Kork live; 49 percent live in West Asia and 48 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 1,430,306th most prevalent given name at a global level It is held by 49 people.
Kork is most widespread in Turkey, where it is held by 793 people, or 1 in 98,135. In Turkey Kork is most numerous in: Istanbul Province, where 37 percent are found, Rize Province, where 35 percent are found and Antalya Province, where 10 percent are found. Outside of Turkey this surname exists in 39 countries. It is also common in Estonia, where 13 percent are found and Russia, where 6 percent are found.
Kork Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Kork has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kork last name increased 250 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 143 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Kork Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Kork last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Kork earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 26.45% more than the national average, earning $54,563 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.89% less than the national average, earning $34,833 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Körk | 92 | 59 | / |
| Korkh | 89 | 2,124 | / |
| Korke | 89 | 474 | / |
| Khork | 89 | 98 | / |
| Korck | 89 | 75 | / |
| Kourk | 89 | 33 | / |
| Koork | 89 | 5 | / |
| Kuork | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kosrk | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kourke | 80 | 6 | / |
| Korksz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Korkhz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Korkch | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khourk | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kotrke | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khorke | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cork | 75 | 8,074 | / |
| Kerk | 75 | 2,998 | / |
| Kark | 75 | 1,396 | / |
| Kurk | 75 | 780 | / |
| Kürk | 75 | 721 | / |
| Korc | 75 | 488 | / |
| Korg | 75 | 127 | / |
| Kärk | 75 | 93 | / |
| Qork | 75 | 1 | / |
| Korkova | 73 | 77 | / |
| Khorkhe | 73 | 37 | / |
| Korková | 73 | 20 | / |
| Kourkch | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kottrke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Karke | 67 | 4,836 | / |
| Khorkova | 67 | 3,602 | / |
| Corke | 67 | 3,479 | / |
| Korkhova | 67 | 794 | / |
| Khark | 67 | 496 | / |
| Karkh | 67 | 351 | / |
| Kotrc | 67 | 302 | / |
| Kourková | 67 | 247 | / |
| Karck | 67 | 165 | / |
| Kurke | 67 | 146 | / |
| Kerck | 67 | 73 | / |
| Kurck | 67 | 67 | / |
| Corck | 67 | 43 | / |
| Ckark | 67 | 21 | / |
| Korgh | 67 | 14 | / |
| Körke | 67 | 10 | / |
| Keurk | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kourq | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kourkova | 67 | 6 | / |
| Koirc | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kurkz | 67 | 3 | / |
| Karrk | 67 | 3 | / |
| Coork | 67 | 3 | / |
| Khorg | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kurkt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Qoirk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kerhk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Karkz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koerq | 67 | 1 | / |
| Katrk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Korhg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kurkh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuirk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kerkh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kherk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kurkc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Korcs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Quork | 67 | 0 | / |
| Corkh | 67 | 0 | / |
Kork Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kork in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﻮﺭﻙ | kwrk | - |
| Kork in the Russian language | ||
| Корк | kork | - |
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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
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- 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 Kork
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