Korthals Surname

193,101st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,179 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Korthals Surname Definition:

“Short Neck” in Dutch.

Korthals Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany9281:86,75210,939
United States5891:615,38049,848
Netherlands3671:46,0147,824
Poland2421:157,06122,216
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
England101:5,571,806158,774
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
France21:33,211,361423,184
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:1,619,95885,073

Korthals Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Short Neck” in Dutch.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(Dutch/Flemish), Short neck. Kortman, Short man.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

Korthals Last Name Facts

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

The surname Korthals is found most in Germany. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Korthals? popularity and diffusion

The surname Korthals is the 193,101st most prevalent surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 3,344,445 people. The last name Korthals occurs mostly in Europe, where 72 percent of Korthals are found; 60 percent are found in Western Europe and 60 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 928 people, or 1 in 86,752. In Germany Korthals is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 29 percent reside, Berlin, where 16 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 15 percent reside. Outside of Germany this surname occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 27 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 17 percent reside.

Korthals Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Korthals has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Korthals last name expanded 1,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Korthals Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Korthals surname are 17% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.77% registered with the party.

The amount Korthals earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 2.76% less than the national average, earning $41,959 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.95% more than the national average, earning $61,084 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kortals9345/
Corthals88811/
Korthalz885/
Karthals881/
Kourtals880/
Cortals8021/
Cortales752/
Kourtalz750/
Kortholz750/
Cartales6370/
Courtols637/
Corteilles561/
Courteilles532/
Carteles5010/

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