Korkus Surname

329,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,124 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Lithuania

Korkus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Korkus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland5511:68,98110,833
Turkey1861:418,39525,090
United States1651:2,196,721138,143
Russia671:2,151,090130,958
Lithuania471:64,5669,687
France251:2,656,909193,074
Germany251:3,220,218147,383
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Ukraine91:5,058,077228,455
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
England51:11,143,612252,590
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

The alternate forms: Korkuś (341) are calculated separately.

Korkus Last Name Facts

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

The last name Korkus (Russian: Коркус) occurs more in Poland more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Korkuś. For other potential spellings of Korkus click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Korkus? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 329,664th most commonly occurring last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 6,483,582 people. The surname Korkus occurs predominantly in Europe, where 66 percent of Korkus reside; 53 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 49 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

It is most frequently occurring in Poland, where it is carried by 551 people, or 1 in 68,981. Besides Poland this last name exists in 24 countries. It also occurs in Turkey, where 17 percent are found and The United States, where 15 percent are found.

Korkus Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Korkus last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered with the political party.

The amount Korkus earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 11.74% more than the national average, earning $48,215 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.7% less than the national average, earning $40,888 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Korkuś94341/
Korkush9261/
Korkuss923/
Korkous922/
Korkuse921/
Korku913,108/
Korkhaus8636/
Khorkush8633/
Kourkous861/
Korkutse861/
Karkus83744/
Korkos83726/
Kurkus83492/
Korkuc83323/
Korkou83236/
Korkuz8380/
Korkcu8338/
Korkhu839/
Korkui835/
Koorku834/
Kerkus834/
Kárkus831/
Korkau831/
Korkuç831/
Korkeu831/
Korkhouse8016/
Kourkouss801/
Korkosz771,251/
Kourkou77529/
Korkoss77388/
Korkosh77173/
Karkusz77128/
Korkhut7795/
Karkaus7790/
Kerkush7786/
Korkuch7762/
Gkorkos7741/
Kourkos7730/
Kerkusz7728/
Karkush7720/
Korkoos773/
Korkhau772/
Korcusz771/
Kharkus771/
Korkuce771/
Gkorkou771/
Kurkusz771/
Kurkush771/
Kurkhus771/
Karku73128/
Corku7354/
Korcu736/
Kourkouz71136/
Kurkushe718/
Gkorgkou718/
Kurkhaus717/
Kharkush716/
Gkorgkos714/
Khorkout711/
Karkhu67524/
Karkusova67412/
Karkuş67342/
Karkuz67210/
Karkau67141/
Karkuš67113/
Karkud6790/
Karkutsch6761/
Korkoš6737/
Karkusová6732/
Carkus6719/
Corkos6718/
Corcus6711/
Kharku676/
Kurkuś675/
Corkou675/
Kerkuz674/
Kurkuz673/
Korcou672/
Korcau672/
Karkku672/
Kharkhush671/
Korkoz671/
Kurkusova671/
Corkuh671/
Korkoe671/
Curkus671/
Karkuc671/
Karkuś671/
Corkhouse670/
Corkuy670/

Korkus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Korkus in the Russian language
Коркусkorkus-

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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 Korkus
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