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) has its highest incidence in Germany. It can also appear as a variant: Kõrts or Körts. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Korts? popularity and diffusion

It is the 752,779th most widely held surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 19,127,417 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 76 percent of Korts are found; 43 percent are found in Western Europe and 43 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Korts is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 96 people, or 1 in 838,599. In Germany it is most common in: Lower Saxony, where 23 percent reside, Saxony-Anhalt, where 18 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 16 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany it is found in 19 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 17 percent reside and The United States, where 16 percent reside.

Korts Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Korts has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Korts surname declined 6 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Korts Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Korts surname is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Korts surname are 8.31% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US 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

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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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