Körber Surname

44,353rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,708 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Körber Surname User-submission:

Körber is a German surname, denoting someone who made baskets.

Körber Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany11,1021:7,251908
Austria3521:24,1923,800
Czechia1281:83,07413,907
Switzerland491:167,61115,447
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
France21:33,211,361423,184
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1511:332,57425,759

The alternate forms: Korber (2,389) are calculated separately.

Körber Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Körber is a German surname, denoting someone who made baskets.

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Körber Last Name Facts

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

The last name Körber is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Korber. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Körber? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 44,353rd most commonly used last name globally It is held by around 1 in 622,442 people. The last name Körber is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Körber reside; 98 percent reside in Western Europe and 98 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Körber is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 11,102 people, or 1 in 7,251. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Bavaria, where 27 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 13 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 12 percent live. Beside Germany this surname exists in 16 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 3 percent live and Czechia, where 1 percent live.

Körber Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Körber has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 99 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Korber942,389/
Kerber8316,779/
Karber83906/
Körver83387/
Kärber8354/
Körberová8091/
Koerber773,856/
Kherber7719/
Kharber7714/
Korberh773/
Karbier771/
Karrber771/
Kerrber771/
Korrber770/
Kaerber770/
Koerberr710/
Corber67343/
Carber67337/
Karbir6712/
Qarber678/
Kerbyr672/
Corbier621,675/
Coerber6233/
Carbier623/
Quarber621/
Qarbir501/

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