Körber Surname
Approximately 11,708 people bear this surname
Körber Surname User-submission:
Körber is a German surname, denoting someone who made baskets.
Körber Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 11,102 | 1:7,251 | 908 |
| Austria | 352 | 1:24,192 | 3,800 |
| Czechia | 128 | 1:83,074 | 13,907 |
| Switzerland | 49 | 1:167,611 | 15,447 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Netherlands | 10 | 1:1,688,718 | 81,846 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 151 | 1:332,574 | 25,759 |
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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Where Does The Last Name Körber Come From? nationality or country of origin
Körber occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can appear as: Korber. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Körber? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 44,353rd most common surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 622,442 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Körber live; 98 percent live in Western Europe and 98 percent live in Germanic Europe.
This last name is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 11,102 people, or 1 in 7,251. In Germany it is most common in: Bavaria, where 27 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 13 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 12 percent are found. Outside of Germany Körber occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 3 percent are found and Czechia, where 1 percent are found.
Körber Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Körber has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Körber last name declined 99 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Korber | 94 | 2,389 | / |
| Kerber | 83 | 16,779 | / |
| Karber | 83 | 906 | / |
| Körver | 83 | 387 | / |
| Kärber | 83 | 54 | / |
| Körberová | 80 | 91 | / |
| Koerber | 77 | 3,856 | / |
| Kherber | 77 | 19 | / |
| Kharber | 77 | 14 | / |
| Korberh | 77 | 3 | / |
| Karbier | 77 | 1 | / |
| Karrber | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kerrber | 77 | 1 | / |
| Korrber | 77 | 0 | / |
| Kaerber | 77 | 0 | / |
| Koerberr | 71 | 0 | / |
| Corber | 67 | 343 | / |
| Carber | 67 | 337 | / |
| Karbir | 67 | 12 | / |
| Qarber | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kerbyr | 67 | 2 | / |
| Corbier | 62 | 1,675 | / |
| Coerber | 62 | 33 | / |
| Carbier | 62 | 3 | / |
| Quarber | 62 | 1 | / |
| Qarbir | 50 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
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