Köhrsen Surname

1,967,751st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 90 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Köhrsen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Köhrsen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany811:993,89568,573
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

The alternate forms: Kohrsen (3) are calculated separately.

Köhrsen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Köhrsen is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Kohrsen. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Köhrsen? popularity and diffusion

Köhrsen is the 1,967,751st most widespread last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 80,972,732 people. The surname Köhrsen occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Köhrsen live; 90 percent live in Western Europe and 90 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Köhrsen is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 81 people, or 1 in 993,895. In Germany it is most numerous in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 85 percent reside, Berlin, where 12 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 2 percent reside. Outside of Germany Köhrsen occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 9 percent reside and Denmark, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kohrsen953/
Körsgen8675/
Khorsen865/
Koehrsen8078/
Körschen8046/
Kohrssen801/
Karsen77633/
Korsen77601/
Kersen77266/
Körgen7719/
Körsén779/
Körşen771/
Körschgen75256/
Kharsan712,418/
Karssen711,058/
Khersan71883/
Khorsan71507/
Kerssen71323/
Koersen71177/
Körtgen71119/
Korssen7179/
Karsien7175/
Korszen7144/
Karszen7132/
Korsøen7127/
Kaarsen717/
Cohrsen717/
Kerszen715/
Karsaen714/
Karsoen711/
Kharsyn711/
Gkarsen711/
Kersenn711/
Khersin711/
Karrsen711/
Kersien710/
Kohrsan710/
Korsoen710/
Kerschen67982/
Koerssen67110/
Kharshan67107/
Cohrssen6743/
Karschen6725/
Korschen6717/
Korsåsen6716/
Khorshan673/
Kersn672/
Kersehen671/
Keerssen671/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Köhrsen
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