Korošak Surname

891,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 301 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Korošak Surname User-submission:

This surname refers to a person, who has come from Koroška, Slovenian name of historical land (German Kärnten or English Carinthia).

Korošak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia2941:8,4611,928
Croatia61:704,76744,411
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

The alternate forms: Korosak (24) are calculated separately.

Korošak Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname refers to a person, who has come from Koroška, Slovenian name of historical land (German Kärnten or English Carinthia).

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Korošak Last Name Facts

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

The last name Korošak is held by more people in Slovenia than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Korosak. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Korošak? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 891,661st most numerous last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 24,211,116 people. The last name Korošak occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Korošak live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

It is most widespread in Slovenia, where it is held by 294 people, or 1 in 8,461. In Slovenia Korošak is mostly found in: Mura, where 40 percent reside, Drava, where 30 percent reside and Central Slovenia, where 9 percent reside. Other than Slovenia this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Croatia, where 2 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Korosak9524/
Korošac862/
Korozak861/
Korosiak801/
Korochak801/
Koroshak801/
Khoroshak7515/
Kouroshak751/
Koroschak751/
Koračak7137/
Korosac7125/
Korušac7114/
Korasak716/
Kurosak714/
Khoroschak713/
Karozak711/
Khoroshchak67300/
Korasiak67238/
Koreshok6747/
Korasack6736/
Kurosake6711/
Korusiak672/
Karoczak672/
Kotrasok671/
Koraseak671/
Karosiak671/
Kurosiak671/
Koraczak671/
Koruchak671/

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