Korst Surname

360,343rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,005 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Korst Surname User-submission:

The meaning of this surname is crust, as in the crust of a loaf of bread.

Korst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3711:976,97872,504
Germany2701:298,16830,684
Netherlands2591:65,20111,174
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
France181:3,690,151224,666
Russia181:8,006,836292,169
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
England21:27,859,030389,889
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

The alternate forms: Körst (2) are calculated separately.

Korst Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The meaning of this surname is crust, as in the crust of a loaf of bread.

- mooloolarbar1950

Korst Last Name Facts

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

Korst (Russian: Корст) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found as: Körst. For other possible spellings of Korst click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Korst? popularity and diffusion

The surname Korst is the 360,343rd most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 7,251,289 people. Korst occurs predominantly in Europe, where 59 percent of Korst are found; 55 percent are found in Western Europe and 53 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 371 people, or 1 in 976,978. In The United States Korst is primarily concentrated in: Washington, where 17 percent live, Illinois, where 15 percent live and California, where 11 percent live. Besides The United States this last name exists in 18 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 27 percent live and The Netherlands, where 26 percent live.

Korst Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Korst has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Korst surname grew 1,427 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Korst Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Korst are 8.17% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 61.4% registered with the party.

The amount Korst earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 30.86% less than the national average, earning 239,285 kr per year; in United States they earn 21.68% more than the national average, earning $52,504 USD per year and in Canada they earn 34.54% more than the national average, earning $66,842 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Körst932/
Korste91113/
Khorst91108/
Korsts913/
Korsht911/
Korsæth8348/
Karst806,911/
Kerst802,051/
Kärst80130/
Kurst8090/
Corst807/
Kürst806/
Khorshtd773/
Korstova772/
Karste73148/
Karszt7323/
Keurst7317/
Karsst7314/
Kaarst738/
Kerszt737/
Karsht734/
Kaerst733/
Kursth731/
Karsth731/
Kherst731/
Coorst730/
Kurste730/
Cohrst730/
Kerscht6730/
Khorshd679/
Karscht674/
Kourcht671/

Korst Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Korst in the Russian language
Корстkorst-

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