Korve Surname

697,244th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 423 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Korve Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Korve Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3121:567,76527,529
India961:7,990,264168,289
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Finland61:916,11741,832
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830

The alternate forms: Kõrve (50) & Körve (4) are calculated separately.

Korve (39) may also be a first name.

Korve Last Name Facts

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

Korve (Marathi: कोरवे) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Kõrve or Körve. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Korve? popularity and diffusion

The surname Korve is the 697,244th most widely held family name globally, borne by around 1 in 17,228,241 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 74 percent of Korve are found; 74 percent are found in West Africa and 74 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,637,361st most widespread forename throughout the world It is held by 39 people.

It is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 312 people, or 1 in 567,765. In Nigeria Korve is most frequent in: Benue, where 97 percent are found, Federal Capital Territory, where 2 percent are found and Rivers, where 1 percent are found. Other than Nigeria Korve exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in India, where 23 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Korve Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Korve last name are 32.48% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 85.71% registered with the political party.

Korve earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.68% less than the national average, earning $40,268 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kõrve9350/
Körve934/
Korveh9171/
Koorve9113/
Khorve919/
Korvey916/
Korvee914/
Kuorve911/
Korvieh8347/
Khorvee838/
Korveyt834/
Korveah832/
Korvets832/
Khorveh831/
Kourvei831/
Karve806,913/
Korvi806,309/
Korva803,591/
Corve80162/
Kerve80130/
Korwe8093/
Korue8020/
Korvy8010/
Kärve802/
Corver73736/
Corvea73526/
Corvez73473/
Körver73387/
Kharve73384/
Corvee73188/
Corvey73160/
Korbeľ73110/
Korwes73108/
Karvee73102/
Corves73100/
Kourva7366/
Koorva7339/
Karvey7333/
Korweh7332/
Kärvet7323/
Karved7321/
Korbeh7316/
Kõrver7315/
Qorveh7311/
Khorva7310/
Korbei739/
Corvet738/
Corvée735/
Karveh735/
Karvie734/
Korrvi734/
Karrve734/
Koruer734/
Korvai733/
Kervey732/
Khorvi732/
Karvhe732/
Korzue732/
Koirvi731/
Corvie731/
Kaurve731/
Kerveh731/
Koorwe731/
Kherve731/
Khorbe731/
Kasrve731/
Karvea731/
Korvay731/
Kourvi731/
Keerve731/
Korwhe731/
Korvih731/
Korwue731/
Korueh731/
Katrve731/
Courve730/
Korues730/
Corvest67303/
Korwheh6755/
Corvett6745/
Kourbeh679/
Karvets678/
Korwher677/
Korwhea677/
Karvess675/
Kharver674/
Corveas674/
Korvich674/
Karveyt674/
Khosrvi674/
Kharvee674/
Korwech672/
Korouea672/
Korweha672/
Kharves671/
Kharved671/
Korvish671/
Korweah671/
Kourbei671/
Corveth670/

Korve Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Korve in the Marathi language
कोरवेkorave89.63
कोवkova5.93
कोरबेkorabe1.48
कोवेर्kover1.48

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