Kortner Surname

1,061,269th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 235 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Norway

Kortner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kortner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany971:829,95360,372
Norway621:82,94011,515
Romania311:647,67345,663
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

The alternate forms: Körtner (222) are calculated separately.

Kortner Last Name Facts

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

Kortner (Russian: Кортнер) is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant: Körtner. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kortner? popularity and diffusion

Kortner is the 1,061,269th most commonly occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 31,010,834 people. The last name Kortner occurs mostly in Europe, where 83 percent of Kortner reside; 43 percent reside in Western Europe and 43 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 97 people, or 1 in 829,953. In Germany Kortner is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 63 percent live, Bavaria, where 21 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 5 percent live. Other than Germany Kortner is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 26 percent live and Romania, where 13 percent live.

Kortner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kortner has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kortner surname decreased 28 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kortner Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kortner are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kortner earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 22.54% more than the national average, earning 424,091 kr per year; in United States they earn 18.1% less than the national average, earning $35,338 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.41% more than the national average, earning $56,840 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Körtner95222/
Koertner9383/
Cortner861,026/
Kartner86482/
Kärtner86213/
Kertner8613/
Kurtner869/
Courtner80116/
Kaertner8015/
Khartner802/
Kerthner800/
Courtnier7536/
Courtneir751/
Kartenner750/
Cartner711,620/
Curtner71993/
Kartnerová715/
Quartner67107/
Caertner671/
Carthner670/
Cartengner591/

Kortner Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kortner in the Russian language
Кортнерkortner-

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Kortner Reference & Research

Cortner DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Cortner FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Kortner
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