Korošec Surname

97,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,858 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Korošec 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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Korošec Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia4,5071:55215
Croatia2991:14,1422,780
Serbia451:158,77710,708
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
England11:55,718,059489,080
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

The alternate forms: Korosec (997) & Korôsec (1) are calculated separately.

Korošec 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.

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Korošec 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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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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Korošec Last Name Facts

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

The last name Korošec occurs in Slovenia more than any other country or territory. It can be found as: Korosec or Korôsec. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Korošec? popularity and diffusion

Korošec is the 97,669th most common family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,500,112 people. The last name Korošec occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Korošec are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The last name Korošec is most numerous in Slovenia, where it is borne by 4,507 people, or 1 in 552. In Slovenia Korošec is most numerous in: Drava, where 28 percent are found, Central Slovenia, where 24 percent are found and Savinja, where 20 percent are found. Barring Slovenia Korošec occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Croatia, where 6 percent are found and Serbia, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Korosec95997/
Korôsec901/
Korušec8611/
Korošic8611/
Karošec861/
Korosecz8076/
Koroshec8030/
Koroszec807/
Korosech802/
Koroušic801/
Koroczeck751/
Korošić7160/
Korosic7138/
Korecic7116/
Korecek7111/
Korusec7110/
Korošík714/
Korozyc712/
Corosec711/
Korošik711/
Korosek711/
Korecig711/
Koresec711/
Korościk67247/
Koroscik6751/
Koroušić6721/
Kotrošić6715/
Koroshes6713/
Korochik6711/
Korousic675/
Karoušek673/
Koroshek671/
Keroshec671/

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