Kortbek Surname
Approximately 91 people bear this surname
Kortbek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 90 | 1:62,719 | 6,319 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kortbek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kortbek Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kortbek has its highest incidence in Denmark. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kortbek? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,955,159th most frequently occurring surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 80,082,922 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Kortbek are found; 99 percent are found in Northern Europe and 99 percent are found in Scandinavia.
Kortbek is most frequent in Denmark, where it is held by 90 people, or 1 in 62,719. In Denmark Kortbek is primarily concentrated in: Region of Southern Denmark, where 29 percent are found, Central Denmark Region, where 22 percent are found and North Denmark Region, where 21 percent are found. Outside of Denmark this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kortbeek | 93 | 334 | / |
| Kortbaek | 93 | 11 | / |
| Kortbeik | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kortbeck | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kortbæk | 86 | 111 | / |
| Kurtbek | 86 | 25 | / |
| Kortbech | 80 | 3 | / |
| Cortbeek | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kayratbek | 75 | 171 | / |
| Gortebeke | 75 | 40 | / |
| Cortebeek | 75 | 14 | / |
| Kortebäck | 75 | 5 | / |
| Kirttbeck | 75 | 0 | / |
| Cortebeeck | 71 | 215 | / |
| Kartbak | 71 | 43 | / |
| Kurtbekova | 71 | 23 | / |
| Gortebecke | 71 | 18 | / |
| Kordt-Bock | 71 | 6 | / |
| Kurtipek | 67 | 191 | / |
| Grotbeck | 67 | 46 | / |
| Khordbak | 67 | 18 | / |
| Kurtbegu | 67 | 16 | / |
| Kordbakh | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kurtböke | 67 | 7 | / |
| Khardbek | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gretebek | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kardbeck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khordabk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khairatbyek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kurtboke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kredubek | 67 | 0 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kortbek
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