Korosec Surname

362,542nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 997 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Monaco

Korosec Surname User-submission:

This is a Slovenian habitational surname denoting someone who came from Carinthia (in Slovenian: Koroška), a region now divided between Austria and Slovenia. The name of the region in Latin is Carantania (in Old Slovenian: Korotan); it was an early medieval Slovenian state on the territory of present-day Carinthia and Styria.

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Korosec Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3741:969,14271,998
Austria1331:64,0269,907
Canada1071:344,35131,229
Germany911:884,67563,174
Italy671:912,78667,190
Australia441:613,53943,545
Slovenia411:60,6759,198
Argentina361:1,187,31770,591
France331:2,012,810168,616
Sweden131:757,44356,422
England131:4,286,005132,302
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Monaco51:7,4131,114
Serbia51:1,428,99029,746
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

The alternate forms: Korošec (4,858) & Korôsec (1) are calculated separately.

Korosec Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a Slovenian habitational surname denoting someone who came from Carinthia (in Slovenian: Koroška), a region now divided between Austria and Slovenia. The name of the region in Latin is Carantania (in Old Slovenian: Korotan); it was an early medieval Slovenian state on the territory of present-day Carinthia and Styria.

- bradeblo

Korosec is a Slovenian surname, denoting someone from Carinthia ('place of rocks') in southern Austria; it was formally Slovenia's (Slovenian Koroška/Koroškem).

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Korosec Last Name Facts

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

The last name Korosec occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Korošec or Korôsec. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Korosec? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 362,542nd most widespread family name globally, borne by around 1 in 7,309,474 people. The surname Korosec occurs mostly in The Americas, where 52 percent of Korosec reside; 48 percent reside in North America and 48 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 374 people, or 1 in 969,142. In The United States it is most numerous in: Ohio, where 25 percent live, New York, where 10 percent live and Colorado, where 10 percent live. Outside of The United States it occurs in 25 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 13 percent live and Canada, where 11 percent live.

Korosec Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Korosec last name are 8.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.56% being registered with the party.

The amount Korosec earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 2.56% less than the national average, earning $42,043 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.06% more than the national average, earning $49,714 CAD per year.

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