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

The surname Korten (Marathi: कॉटन, Russian: Кортен) is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Körten. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

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

The surname is the 187,128^th most common last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 3,223,152 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 77 percent of Korten live; 75 percent live in Western Europe and 75 percent live in Germanic Europe. Korten is also the 2,084,397^th most frequent forename worldwide It is held by 26 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 1,003 people, or 1 in 80,265. In Germany Korten is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 56 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 18 percent reside and Hesse, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany this last name occurs in 29 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 30 percent reside and The United States, where 12 percent reside.

Korten Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Korten has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 394 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Korten Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States Korten are 1.46% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 54.69% being registered with the political party.

The amount Korten earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 105.06% more than the national average, earning 709,664 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 36.94% less than the national average, earning R 149,856 per year; in United States they earn 20.15% more than the national average, earning $51,844 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.19% less than the national average, earning $44,123 CAD per year.