Kort Surname
Approximately 7,881 people bear this surname
Kort Surname User-submission:
This Dutch and German surname was of two-fold origin. It was a nickname for a 'short stubby man'; the descendant of Kort, a pet form of Konrad. This name was originally derived from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements kuoni (daring and brave) and rad (counsel), which has probably fallen together with an originally distinct name, in which the first element was kuni meaning 'race', 'people'.
Read More About This SurnameKort Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 2,659 | 1:6,351 | 708 |
| United States | 1,795 | 1:201,927 | 19,844 |
| Germany | 819 | 1:98,297 | 12,221 |
| Russia | 452 | 1:318,856 | 32,239 |
| Turkey | 379 | 1:205,334 | 14,957 |
| Canada | 183 | 1:201,342 | 19,659 |
| Brazil | 174 | 1:1,230,312 | 42,362 |
| Suriname | 153 | 1:3,612 | 692 |
| Cameroon | 149 | 1:139,390 | 15,562 |
| Algeria | 129 | 1:299,469 | 29,448 |
| Poland | 102 | 1:372,635 | 40,973 |
| Aruba | 88 | 1:1,176 | 163 |
| Papua New Guinea | 76 | 1:107,286 | 14,507 |
| Denmark | 75 | 1:75,263 | 7,389 |
| France | 66 | 1:1,006,405 | 112,047 |
| Belarus | 63 | 1:150,810 | 20,737 |
| Australia | 51 | 1:529,327 | 39,816 |
| Ukraine | 40 | 1:1,138,067 | 101,053 |
| South Africa | 32 | 1:1,693,053 | 82,821 |
| Pakistan | 32 | 1:5,582,621 | 34,646 |
| Tunisia | 28 | 1:21,808 | 3,430 |
| England | 28 | 1:1,989,931 | 78,001 |
| Chile | 22 | 1:800,749 | 17,445 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Mexico | 21 | 1:5,910,772 | 31,438 |
| Belgium | 20 | 1:574,832 | 53,219 |
| Switzerland | 18 | 1:456,273 | 33,097 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Latvia | 17 | 1:120,591 | 17,235 |
| Curaçao | 14 | 1:11,232 | 389 |
| Kazakhstan | 12 | 1:1,473,541 | 75,349 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| Argentina | 9 | 1:4,749,268 | 159,873 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Transnistria | 7 | 1:67,814 | 9,165 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Liberia | 5 | 1:881,707 | 33,815 |
| Uruguay | 5 | 1:686,352 | 29,886 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Lithuania | 4 | 1:758,647 | 25,175 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Moldova | 3 | 1:1,187,123 | 48,973 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 123 | 1:408,282 | 30,178 |
The alternate forms: Kört (26) & Kõrt (1) are calculated separately.
Kort (544) may also be a first name.
Kort Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This Dutch and German surname was of two-fold origin. It was a nickname for a 'short stubby man'; the descendant of Kort, a pet form of Konrad. This name was originally derived from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements kuoni (daring and brave) and rad (counsel), which has probably fallen together with an originally distinct name, in which the first element was kuni meaning 'race', 'people'. The given name was extremely popular during the Middle Ages, being a hereditary name in several ruling families and also widely adopted by the people at large. The surname is also borne by Ashkenazi Jews, presumably just as an adoption of the name. The name has numerous variant spellings, and is known throughout Europe in its many forms, and has spread to the United States.
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Average Kort Salary in
United States
$49,287 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kort Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kort Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kort (Hindi: कोर्ट, Russian: Корт) occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Kört or Kõrt. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kort? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kort is the 63,561st most frequently occurring surname globally, borne by around 1 in 924,698 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 55 percent of Kort are found; 45 percent are found in Western Europe and 44 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 361,218th most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 544 people.
It is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 2,659 people, or 1 in 6,351. In The Netherlands it is primarily found in: South Holland, where 20 percent reside, North Holland, where 15 percent reside and North Brabant, where 11 percent reside. Not including The Netherlands this surname exists in 79 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 23 percent reside and Germany, where 10 percent reside.
Kort Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Kort has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kort last name rose 1,459 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kort Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Orthodox (89%) in Russia, Orthodox (67%) in Belarus and Orthodox (83%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Kort last name are 8.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.33% being registered to vote for the political 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kört | 92 | 26 | / |
| Kõrt | 92 | 1 | / |
| Korte | 89 | 24,913 | / |
| Korth | 89 | 8,437 | / |
| Koert | 89 | 2,259 | / |
| Khort | 89 | 1,521 | / |
| Kohrt | 89 | 1,460 | / |
| Kordt | 89 | 984 | / |
| Koort | 89 | 732 | / |
| Kourt | 89 | 440 | / |
| Kortt | 89 | 109 | / |
| Korht | 89 | 3 | / |
| Kortd | 89 | 1 | / |
| Koerth | 80 | 706 | / |
| Koerdt | 80 | 617 | / |
| Kordts | 80 | 464 | / |
| Korthe | 80 | 158 | / |
| Kortte | 80 | 125 | / |
| Koordt | 80 | 65 | / |
| Kourtz | 80 | 60 | / |
| Koortz | 80 | 27 | / |
| Kohrdt | 80 | 22 | / |
| Korths | 80 | 21 | / |
| Kourte | 80 | 17 | / |
| Koirth | 80 | 13 | / |
| Kohrts | 80 | 7 | / |
| Khorts | 80 | 5 | / |
| Khorte | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kortds | 80 | 4 | / |
| Korhte | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kortts | 80 | 2 | / |
| Khorth | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kourth | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kortsh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Koyrth | 80 | 1 | / |
| Koirtz | 80 | 0 | / |
| Kurt | 75 | 272,062 | / |
| Kart | 75 | 11,219 | / |
| Kord | 75 | 4,485 | / |
| Cort | 75 | 4,330 | / |
| Kert | 75 | 2,440 | / |
| Kärt | 75 | 95 | / |
| Korč | 75 | 18 | / |
| Qort | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kortsch | 73 | 178 | / |
| Kortova | 73 | 105 | / |
| Kortová | 73 | 57 | / |
| Koosrdt | 73 | 1 | / |
| Court | 67 | 26,189 | / |
| Kurth | 67 | 25,014 | / |
| Corte | 67 | 14,194 | / |
| Corts | 67 | 3,652 | / |
| Kuhrt | 67 | 1,736 | / |
| Kerth | 67 | 1,644 | / |
| Coert | 67 | 1,290 | / |
| Kurte | 67 | 1,254 | / |
| Karte | 67 | 1,037 | / |
| Cordt | 67 | 993 | / |
| Karth | 67 | 635 | / |
| Khord | 67 | 509 | / |
| Kotrč | 67 | 414 | / |
| Körte | 67 | 367 | / |
| Kourd | 67 | 338 | / |
| Khortova | 67 | 319 | / |
| Kehrt | 67 | 315 | / |
| Khart | 67 | 291 | / |
| Cohrt | 67 | 288 | / |
| Coort | 67 | 279 | / |
| Kaart | 67 | 243 | / |
| Kaurt | 67 | 181 | / |
| Kürth | 67 | 153 | / |
| Corth | 67 | 116 | / |
| Kurdt | 67 | 102 | / |
| Khurt | 67 | 88 | / |
| Kurtt | 67 | 86 | / |
| Kührt | 67 | 75 | / |
| Kõrts | 67 | 69 | / |
| Keert | 67 | 42 | / |
| Körth | 67 | 40 | / |
| Koord | 67 | 35 | / |
| Kaert | 67 | 32 | / |
| Kardt | 67 | 18 | / |
| Qorte | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kartt | 67 | 9 | / |
| Cortt | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kerdt | 67 | 8 | / |
| Körts | 67 | 8 | / |
| Körtz | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kurht | 67 | 4 | / |
| Koerd | 67 | 4 | / |
| Khert | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kahrt | 67 | 3 | / |
| Korgy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kurtd | 67 | 2 | / |
| Corrt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kerrt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kohrtová | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koird | 67 | 1 | / |
| Korthová | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ckart | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keurt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kurzt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kartı | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kkurt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kurtë | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kurtš | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koyrd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qourt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Corht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kgord | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cuort | 67 | 0 | / |
| Quort | 67 | 0 | / |
| Karrt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kertt | 67 | 0 | / |
Kort Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kort in the Hindi language | ||
| कोर्ट | korta | 75 |
| कोरत | korata | 25 |
| Kort in the Russian language | ||
| Корт | kort | - |
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