Korton Surname

1,328,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 169 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Korton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Korton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya791:584,55627,458
United States461:7,879,542351,394
Russia181:8,006,836292,169
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Korton (18) may also be a first name.

Korton Last Name Facts

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

Korton (Russian: Кортон) is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Korton? popularity and diffusion

The last name Korton is the 1,328,442nd most frequently held surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 43,121,573 people. The last name Korton is mostly found in Africa, where 57 percent of Korton reside; 47 percent reside in East Africa and 47 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most commonly used first name internationally, held by 18 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 79 people, or 1 in 584,556. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Narok County, where 100 percent are found. Not including Kenya it occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 27 percent are found and Russia, where 11 percent are found.

Korton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Korton has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Korton surname grew 192 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Korton Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Korton surname are 36.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 83.33% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Korton earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 36.84% less than the national average, earning R 150,084 per year and in United States they earn 0.95% more than the national average, earning $43,560 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khorton9233/
Kortong928/
Kortoun921/
Korthong8680/
Kordtong864/
Khorthon862/
Khortong861/
Corton833,050/
Kerton831,223/
Kortan831,076/
Karton83455/
Kortun83301/
Kurton83140/
Kortán8332/
Khorthong809/
Hkorthone801/
Kortochin801/
Kurtong77151/
Cortone77101/
Courton7765/
Kharton7753/
Kartoon7726/
Corthon7726/
Kortung7720/
Korthom7710/
Kortunk779/
Cortong773/
Kortahn773/
Kartoun772/
Koortom771/
Cortton771/
Kortant771/
Keerton771/
Qortoon771/
Coerton770/
Coorton770/
Khordthong751/
Korthousen750/
Khourtan71121/
Khartoon7194/
Corthong7146/
Karthong7144/
Korthank713/
Korttoom712/
Courthon712/
Karthoon712/
Khartoun712/
Kerdthon711/
Kurthong711/
Kahrtoon711/
Karthoun711/
Khortane711/
Kortoshchin711/
Kourtane711/
Koertaan711/
Quorthon711/
Carton6714,965/
Kartun671,172/
Cortan671,133/
Kortunova671,080/
Kartan67567/
Curton67441/
Kurtan67346/
Courtonne67335/
Kürtün67244/
Kortanová67227/
Kurtun67203/
Kurtán67142/
Kartonova6745/
Kortánová6739/
Cortón6730/
Kortanova6714/
Kertan6713/
Cortun673/
Kortushyn672/
Qortan672/
Kartoshyn671/
Kurdthone671/
Korthasen671/
Kurtonova671/
Kartoń671/
Cortom671/
Kardthong671/
Kertón671/

Korton Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Korton in the Russian language
Кортонkorton-

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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
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  • 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 Korton
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