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Where Does The Last Name Kort Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Kort (Hindi: कोर्ट, Russian: Корт) is borne by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Kört or Kõrt. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kort? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 63,561^st most common family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 924,698 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 55 percent of Kort live; 45 percent live in Western Europe and 44 percent live in Germanic Europe. Kort is also the 361,218^th most frequent first name throughout the world It is held by 544 people.

The last name is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 2,659 people, or 1 in 6,351. In The Netherlands Kort is most numerous in: South Holland, where 20 percent are found, North Holland, where 15 percent are found and North Brabant, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account The Netherlands this last name occurs in 79 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 23 percent are found and Germany, where 10 percent are found.

Kort Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Kort has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kort last name rose 1,459 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kort Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Orthodox (89%) in Russia, Orthodox (67%) in Belarus and Orthodox (83%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Kort are 8.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.33% registered with the party.

The amount Kort earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 19.88% more than the national average, earning 414,871 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 72.45% less than the national average, earning R 65,460 per year; in United States they earn 14.23% more than the national average, earning $49,287 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.89% less than the national average, earning $48,247 CAD per year.