Kortenhoeven Surname

1,214,709th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 193 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Kortenhoeven Surname User-submission:

The Kortenhoeven surname means 'short bank', referring to a bend in a river or delta. The inside bank of the bend is shorter than the outside.

Kortenhoeven Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1111:152,13722,745
South Africa411:1,321,40772,211
United States381:9,538,393399,091
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Kortenhoeven Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Kortenhoeven surname means 'short bank', referring to a bend in a river or delta. The inside bank of the bend is shorter than the outside.

- ekortenhoeven

Kortenhoeven Last Name Facts

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

Kortenhoeven is found in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kortenhoeven? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,214,709th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 37,759,305 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 59 percent of Kortenhoeven reside; 58 percent reside in Western Europe and 58 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 111 people, or 1 in 152,137. In The Netherlands it is most prevalent in: South Holland, where 37 percent reside, North Brabant, where 16 percent reside and Utrecht, where 14 percent reside. Outside of The Netherlands it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 21 percent reside and The United States, where 20 percent reside.

Kortenhoeven Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kortenhoeven last name are 36.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 83.33% being registered with the political party.

The amount Kortenhoeven earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 81.91% more than the national average, earning R 432,288 per year and in United States they earn 5.77% less than the national average, earning $40,661 USD per year.

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