Korz Surname

367,731st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 979 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Korz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Korz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5551:145,05517,493
United States1231:2,946,821172,836
Brazil741:2,892,89685,224
Canada711:518,95243,932
Turkey501:1,556,42859,823
Netherlands341:496,68247,398
Russia261:5,543,194237,148
Argentina171:2,514,318114,515
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
England21:27,859,030389,889
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

The alternate forms: Korž (22), Körz (1) & Korż (1) are calculated separately.

Korz Last Name Facts

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

Korz (Russian: Корз) occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Korž, Körz or Korż. Click here for other potential spellings of Korz.

How Common Is The Last Name Korz? popularity and diffusion

The surname Korz is the 367,731st most common surname globally, borne by around 1 in 7,443,867 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 65 percent of Korz are found; 60 percent are found in Western Europe and 60 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 555 people, or 1 in 145,055. In Germany Korz is mostly concentrated in: Rhineland-Palatinate, where 58 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 8 percent live and Thuringia, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account Germany this last name occurs in 22 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 13 percent live and Brazil, where 8 percent live.

Korz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Korz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Korz last name grew 3,075 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Korz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Korz surname are 9.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56% being registered with the political party.

The amount Korz earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 7.8% less than the national average, earning $39,783 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.41% less than the national average, earning $45,506 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Korž9222/
Körz921/
Korż921/
Korzh8922,678/
Korcz894,086/
Kortz892,017/
Kourz8926/
Koerz894/
Kordz894/
Khorz892/
Kosrz891/
Korzs891/
Koorz890/
Kor8679,305/
Kortze8084/
Kourtz8060/
Koertz8035/
Kohrtz8033/
Koortz8027/
Korczz801/
Khourz801/
Kohrzh801/
Koirtz800/
Kour75392,759/
Kore75100,883/
Khor7569,586/
Kurz7553,469/
Koor755,069/
Korr754,777/
Kohr753,271/
Kozh752,845/
Kosz751,352/
Kerz751,230/
Kuor75544/
Korc75488/
Kocz75339/
Koir75268/
Koer75228/
Karz75215/
Korh75162/
Korç75130/
Korj75127/
Kürz75113/
Corz7530/
Kohz7521/
Korč7518/
Hkor757/
Kcor755/
Kgor753/
Kkor753/
Kojr753/
Ckor752/
Koyr752/
Gkor751/
Qkoz751/
Kqoz751/
Koxz751/
Kkoz751/
Kuoz750/
Korzova73179/
Korddzh733/
Kourchz731/
Karcz678,240/
Khoir676,165/
Koure672,760/
Koire672,740/
Korch672,058/
Khore671,415/
Kertz671,277/
Korre671,198/
Khoer67954/
Kotrč67414/
Korts67381/
Kartz67346/
Khour67314/
Koore67303/
Khorzova67300/
Koyre67254/
Cortz67204/
Khoor67160/
Koehr67149/
Hkour67136/
Kercz67118/
Koosz67100/
Korče6794/
Kords6788/
Korhe6781/
Khorj6775/
Cordz6756/
Koisz6752/
Khorh6739/
Khuor6734/
Koucz6734/
Kaarz6732/
Kuore6732/
Körző6732/
Kousz6728/
Koerh6728/
Kuorp6727/
Korczová6720/
Kohur6717/
Kutrz6712/
Korczowa6712/
Korpp678/
Korsø678/
Korph676/
Kourr675/
Koicz675/
Körtz675/
Kherz674/
Kharz674/
Kourh674/
Koorp674/
Kurzz673/
Korht673/
Kkour673/
Khorr673/
Korhs673/
Kotcz673/
Koirc673/
Khotr673/
Karzh672/
Khojr672/
Kkore672/
Koerr672/
Khosz672/
Kurzh672/
Kojsz672/
Corzs672/
Khorp671/
Koorr671/
Kuyrz671/
Kusrz671/
Kosrr671/
Kotrr671/
Koytr671/
Kozcz671/
Kcorr671/
Qukor671/
Korjh671/
Kortd671/
Kordj671/
Kaurz671/
Kurzt671/
Kkouz671/
Koorj671/
Kércz671/
Kurzp671/
Koïre671/
Koyrd671/
Koyzh671/
Kossz671/
Korcs671/
Korçë671/
Korrj671/
Kouzh671/
Coerz671/
Karzs671/
Ckhor671/
Qkohz671/
Ckozh671/
Kuozx671/
Gkqoz671/
Hkohr671/
Koirj671/
Kahrz670/
Kurrz670/
Kortc670/
Kuorr670/

Korz Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Korz in the Russian language
Корзkorz-

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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 Korz
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