Kortens Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Kortens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kortens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States471:7,711,892346,147
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
England61:9,286,343223,652
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151

Kortens Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kortens is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Kortens click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kortens? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kortens is the 2,483,783rd most numerous family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 121,459,099 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Kortens reside; 78 percent reside in North America and 78 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Kortens is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 47 people, or 1 in 7,711,892. In The United States Kortens is most common in: Wisconsin, where 83 percent live, California, where 9 percent live and Kentucky, where 9 percent live. Other than The United States this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in New Zealand, where 12 percent live and England, where 10 percent live.

Kortens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kortens has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Kortens surname grew 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kortens Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kortens surname are 46.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 93.33% being registered with the political party.

Kortens earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 38.38% more than the national average, earning $59,709 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koortens9351/
Cortens86477/
Kertens8612/
Kartens865/
Kortins861/
Courtens80977/
Cortense801/
Corteens800/
Korthence751/
Cartens71106/
Kartenz7112/
Kurtins7110/
Kartins713/
Curtens713/
Cortins711/
Carthens67232/
Kartions671/
Carrtens670/
Caurthens6310/
Curtins5771/
Cartenz574/
Cartins573/
Cortinz571/
Carthins5320/

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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 Kortens
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