Korkes Surname

973,426th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 266 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Sweden

Korkes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Korkes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1401:2,588,992156,804
Brazil261:8,233,628183,715
Argentina211:2,035,401100,871
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Sweden191:518,25037,550
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Poland131:2,923,750116,258
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
England21:27,859,030389,889
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Korkeš (22) are calculated separately.

Korkes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Korkes is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Korkeš. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Korkes? popularity and diffusion

The last name Korkes is the 973,426th most commonly used family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 27,396,789 people. Korkes is primarily found in The Americas, where 72 percent of Korkes reside; 54 percent reside in North America and 54 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Korkes is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 140 people, or 1 in 2,588,992. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 16 percent are found, New Jersey, where 16 percent are found and Florida, where 14 percent are found. Excluding The United States this surname is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 10 percent are found and Argentina, where 8 percent are found.

Korkes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Korkes has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 14,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Korkes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Korkes surname are 10.81% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.58% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Korkes earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 14.46% more than the national average, earning $49,387 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.49% less than the national average, earning $44,966 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Korkeš9422/
Korkees9235/
Korkies924/
Korkess923/
Korkets922/
Kourkes921/
Korkeis921/
Kuorkes921/
Korkeas921/
Korkesch8628/
Kourkies861/
Kourkess861/
Korkis8317,320/
Kerkes83372/
Karkes837/
Kurkes834/
Corkes832/
Korces831/
Karkesh77141/
Kourkis7798/
Kaerkes7713/
Korkysh779/
Kurkies779/
Korkise777/
Karkesz774/
Kerkesh773/
Kurkees773/
Korkish772/
Kerckes772/
Korkiss772/
Korches771/
Koorkis771/
Corkesh770/
Korkisch7173/
Kharkesh717/
Gkergkes712/
Khorches711/
Kerkez672,126/
Corces67373/
Kärkäs67302/
Korkiz6761/
Kerkis6760/
Kurkis6754/
Kerkeš6725/
Korkešová6725/
Karkis6724/
Karces6715/
Karkesová6713/
Corkis674/
Korcis671/
Kerkès671/
Karkesova671/
Carkes671/
Corkys671/
Kurces670/
Curkes670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Korkes
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