Korter Surname

1,573,888th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 130 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Liberia

Korter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Korter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany531:1,518,97191,373
United States431:8,429,278367,833
Liberia101:440,85421,753
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
France11:66,422,722504,397
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Korter Last Name Facts

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

The last name Korter (Russian: Кортер) occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Korter? popularity and diffusion

The surname Korter is the 1,573,888th most commonly held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 56,058,046 people. Korter is mostly found in Europe, where 52 percent of Korter reside; 43 percent reside in Western Europe and 41 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 53 people, or 1 in 1,518,971. In Germany Korter is most frequent in: Saarland, where 36 percent are found, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 25 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 15 percent are found. Beside Germany Korter is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent are found and Liberia, where 8 percent are found.

Korter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Korter has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Korter surname grew 172 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Korter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Korter surname are 15.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.5% registered with the party.

Korter earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 25.03% less than the national average, earning $32,349 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kortier9293/
Kordter929/
Kortter921/
Koerter921/
Khorter921/
Kortert920/
Korterød8614/
Kortheur860/
Karter832,687/
Kurter831,405/
Corter831,016/
Kerter83286/
Kortre834/
Courter773,576/
Cortier77937/
Karther7756/
Kartere7732/
Kurtter7711/
Corterz779/
Kartier779/
Kartter777/
Kharter776/
Kertter772/
Cortere771/
Corther771/
Cortter771/
Kahrter771/
Corteir771/
Corrter771/
Kurtier771/
Kcarter771/
Kherter771/
Karrter771/
Kaurter770/
Corteer770/
Kaarter770/
Cordter770/
Courtier712,473/
Corthier71258/
Karterød7110/
Corterre7110/
Courtere711/
Courteer711/
Kartierz711/
Kerthter711/
Kertheir710/
Quortier710/
Carter67665,686/
Curter6738/
Kartre6718/
Karterová6711/
Cárter675/
Karterova674/
Cortre671/
Kurtre671/

Korter Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Korter in the Russian language
Кортерkorter-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Korter
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