Korts Surname

752,779th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 381 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Estonia

Korts Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Korts Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany961:838,59960,830
Netherlands651:259,80332,877
United States621:5,846,112285,490
Estonia611:21,6693,800
Russia391:3,695,463185,353
Ukraine171:2,677,806165,194
Chile101:1,761,64727,489
Finland71:785,24338,644
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Latvia41:512,51230,386
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States661:760,88948,111

The alternate forms: Kõrts (69) & Körts (8) are calculated separately.

Korts Last Name Facts

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

Korts (Russian: Корц) occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as: Kõrts or Körts. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Korts? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 752,779th most frequently used surname globally It is held by around 1 in 19,127,417 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 76 percent of Korts reside; 43 percent reside in Western Europe and 43 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 96 people, or 1 in 838,599. In Germany Korts is most prevalent in: Lower Saxony, where 23 percent live, Saxony-Anhalt, where 18 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 16 percent live. Apart from Germany it occurs in 19 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 17 percent live and The United States, where 16 percent live.

Korts Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Korts has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Korts surname contracted 6 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Korts Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Korts last name are 8.31% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 61.54% being registered to vote for the political party.

Korts earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.17% more than the national average, earning $44,086 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kõrts9369/
Körts938/
Koerts911,387/
Koorts911,053/
Kordts91464/
Kortse9138/
Korths9121/
Kourts919/
Kohrts917/
Khorts915/
Kortds914/
Korsts913/
Kortts912/
Kortsh911/
Kortsch83178/
Koortse839/
Corts803,652/
Kortz802,017/
Kurts801,204/
Kerts80136/
Kords8088/
Karts809/
Korzs801/
Korcs801/
Kortc800/
Kortsova7789/
Courts733,135/
Cordts732,074/
Kaerts73258/
Khurts73210/
Kuhrts73160/
Coerts73153/
Kortze7384/
Kurths7382/
Kharts7374/
Kurtts7367/
Kourtz7360/
Kurtse7352/
Kurdts7351/
Cortts7348/
Coorts7338/
Koertz7335/
Kohrtz7333/
Koortz7327/
Kertsz7326/
Kherts7318/
Kartts735/
Cortse734/
Kertts733/
Cortës732/
Kartse732/
Kartsh731/
Gkerts731/
Cortės731/
Corrts731/
Cortzs730/
Koirtz730/
Kortch730/
Kartzs730/
Korz67979/
Korc67488/
Kartsch67172/
Korç67130/
Kertsch6757/
Coordts6749/
Korč6718/
Coerdts6716/
Kurtsch677/
Courths675/
Kordsch671/
Courdts671/
Cortdts671/
Courrts670/

Korts Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Korts in the Russian language
Корцkorc-

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