Korkh Surname

197,177th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,124 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Korkh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Korkh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine1,5341:29,6764,293
Russia4941:291,74730,058
Belarus581:163,81122,061
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Chile11:17,616,47493,597

Korkh Last Name Facts

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

The surname Korkh (Russian: Корх) is borne by more people in Ukraine than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Korkh click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Korkh? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 197,177th most widely held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 3,431,048 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 92 percent of Korkh are found; 92 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 91 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most frequently held in Ukraine, where it is borne by 1,534 people, or 1 in 29,676. In Ukraine Korkh is most prevalent in: Kharkiv Oblast, where 26 percent live, Sumy Oblast, where 13 percent live and Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 10 percent live. Beside Ukraine this last name is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 23 percent live and Belarus, where 3 percent live.

Korkh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Orthodox (85%) in Russia, Orthodox (67%) in Belarus and Orthodox (92%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Korkh last name are 0.1% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 46.67% registered with the political party.

Korkh earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.41% more than the national average, earning $47,208 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Korkhz911/
Korkch911/
Kork891,376/
Khorkhe8337/
Kourkch831/
Korzh8022,678/
Korch802,058/
Korke80474/
Karkh80351/
Khork8098/
Korck8075/
Kourk8033/
Korgh8014/
Koork805/
Korht803/
Korhs803/
Korhg801/
Kurkh801/
Kuork801/
Korjh801/
Kerkh801/
Kosrk801/
Corkh800/
Korkhova77794/
Korche731,163/
Kherkh73130/
Kotrch73119/
Karkhe7326/
Khurkh736/
Kourke736/
Kurkhe734/
Kharkh734/
Kourch733/
Kahrkh731/
Korrch731/
Katrkh731/
Kourhe731/
Korksz731/
Koorhe731/
Khourk731/
Khorch731/
Karkht731/
Khorke731/
Kotrke731/
Kourgh731/
Khourkhch711/
Khorkhova711/
Cork678,074/
Kerk672,998/
Kark671,396/
Kurk67780/
Kürk67721/
Korc67488/
Korg67127/
Kärk6793/
Korkova6777/
Körk6759/
Kourche6732/
Korková6720/
Khorche672/
Kottrke671/
Kharkhe671/
Kourchz671/
Kourcht671/
Qork671/

Korkh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Korkh in the Russian language
Корхkorh-

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