Korner Surname

133,460th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,378 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Korner Surname Definition:

(German) One who grew and sold corn or grain.

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Korner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8011:452,50838,728
Switzerland3421:24,0143,786
Austria3291:25,8834,084
Germany2301:350,02433,964
Australia2251:119,98113,219
Namibia1931:12,4842,353
Brazil1831:1,169,80540,589
Netherlands1091:154,92823,054
South Africa971:558,53343,702
Canada901:409,39536,056
England861:647,88437,755
Chile581:303,7328,727
Dominican Republic541:193,2027,170
Poland501:760,17561,940
Argentina491:872,31556,573
Paraguay471:153,9733,151
France451:1,476,060142,161
Sweden431:228,99415,912
Spain411:1,140,29440,056
Hungary411:239,42119,309
Russia391:3,695,463185,353
Czechia341:312,74939,315
Liechtenstein281:1,371142
Estonia231:57,47010,794
New Zealand221:205,83320,770
Israel181:475,42436,085
Italy141:4,368,335106,343
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Peru71:4,540,58934,489
Ukraine61:7,587,116277,111
Montenegro51:127,9134,949
Bolivia41:2,654,1087,945
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Iceland11:380,09011,096
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England271:902,79138,028
Scotland61:623,86916,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2361:212,79118,243

The alternate forms: Körner (36,970) are calculated separately.

Korner (76) may also be a first name.

Korner Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who grew and sold corn or grain.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

The name comes from the German word "Körner" what means "grains". In the middle ages a person who managed a granary or was a grain dealer was often called Körner or a variant of the name.

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Korner Last Name Facts

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

The surname Korner (Arabic: كورنير, Russian: Корнер) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Körner. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Korner? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 133,460th most commonly held surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 2,157,355 people. The surname Korner is predominantly found in Europe, where 44 percent of Korner reside; 32 percent reside in Western Europe and 31 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Korner is also the 1,107,702nd most frequent first name internationally. It is borne by 76 people.

The surname Korner is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 801 people, or 1 in 452,508. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 14 percent are found, Ohio, where 11 percent are found and Florida, where 7 percent are found. Other than The United States it exists in 63 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 10 percent are found and Austria, where 10 percent are found.

Korner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Korner has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Korner last name rose 339 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 319 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Korner Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Korner surname are 10.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.71% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Korner earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 187.09% more than the national average, earning S/. 55,652 per year; in South Africa they earn 44.08% more than the national average, earning R 342,384 per year; in United States they earn 7.9% more than the national average, earning $46,556 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.11% less than the national average, earning $48,635 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Körner9436,970/
Koerner9210,558/
Kornher92112/
Korhner929/
Korzner921/
Koirner920/
Kornherr86548/
Korgneer864/
Koerrner862/
Koehrner860/
Kerner8314,182/
Karner8312,552/
Corner8310,166/
Kärner83656/
Kurner83104/
Kárner8316/
Kornerová8027/
Kornerova805/
Cornier773,328/
Kerzner771,114/
Kerneur77447/
Cornner77184/
Kurzner77108/
Kaerner7739/
Kührner7736/
Karnier7726/
Karnert7724/
Corneer7711/
Courner775/
Cornert775/
Kernner774/
Karzner773/
Kerrner773/
Cornere773/
Corneur772/
Kuhrner772/
Corneir772/
Kurnert772/
Kherner772/
Coerner771/
Cornetr771/
Karneur771/
Kärrner771/
Kurnier771/
Gkerner771/
Corgner771/
Corrner771/
Coorner771/
Kerhner771/
Kernier771/
Karnere771/
Cornher771/
Karnger770/
Cornerr770/
Kurgner770/
Kernher770/
Koernir770/
Coirner770/
Cornear770/
Keerner770/
Cournier71114/
Kornherrová716/
Corznier713/
Corneyre712/
Karhnert711/
Kornhair711/
Courneyr711/
Khurnert711/
Kurzhner711/
Corrnier710/
Karrhner710/
Carner672,694/
Körnerová67221/
Curner6726/
Cornér6726/
Kerenneur6722/
Karnerová6713/
Karnir674/
Cörner674/
Kernir671/
Karnerova671/
Cornir671/
Kornirova671/
Qarner671/
Córner671/
Cornheart670/

Korner Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Korner in the Russian language
Корнерkorner-
Korner in the Arabic language
كورنيرkwrnyr-

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