Körbs Surname

1,028,911th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 245 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Körbs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Körbs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2401:335,43933,076
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307

The alternate forms: Korbs (74) are calculated separately.

Körbs Last Name Facts

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

The last name Körbs is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant: Korbs. Click here for other possible spellings of Körbs.

How Common Is The Last Name Körbs? popularity and diffusion

Körbs is the 1,028,911th most frequently held family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 29,745,085 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Körbs reside; 100 percent reside in Western Europe and 100 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Körbs is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 240 people, or 1 in 335,439. In Germany it is primarily found in: Thuringia, where 61 percent live, Berlin, where 10 percent live and Hesse, where 10 percent live. Outside of Germany this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Switzerland, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Korbs9374/
Kerbs802,562/
Karbs8079/
Keerbs7331/
Koerbs7327/
Khorbs733/
Kerbsz731/
Korb6713,996/
Karb67974/
Kerb67296/
Kõrb6715/
Karbsch674/
Körv673/
Kärbsch673/
Korbsch672/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Körbs
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