Körte Surname

773,729th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 367 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Hungary

Körte Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Körte Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3091:260,53527,919
Hungary421:233,72118,989
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
England11:55,718,059489,080
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Korte (24,913) are calculated separately.

Körte Last Name Facts

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

The surname Körte is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may be found as: Korte. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Körte? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 773,729th most common last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 19,857,073 people. Körte is predominantly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Körte live; 86 percent live in Western Europe and 86 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 309 people, or 1 in 260,535. In Germany it is most common in: Lower Saxony, where 53 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 19 percent live and Berlin, where 6 percent live. Excluding Germany this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Hungary, where 11 percent live and Argentina, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Korte9324,913/
Körtge91844/
Körtje9166/
Körthe916/
Kört8926/
Karte801,037/
Kerte80904/
Körth8040/
Körts808/
Körtz805/
Körteová771/
Kartey732,274/
Kortee731,279/
Kortey73911/
Kortei73839/
Kartee73807/
Karteh73429/
Karthe73262/
Kharte73238/
Kortie73233/
Korthe73158/
Koerte73147/
Kortte73125/
Kerthe7357/
Korteh7354/
Kartte7347/
Kortea7333/
Kartie7324/
Kerteh7319/
Körtés7311/
Kaarte735/
Khorte734/
Korhte733/
Cörtes731/
Kartei731/
Kertei731/
Kertee731/
Kertie731/
Karhte731/
Kherte731/
Keurte730/
Korteu730/
Kart6711,219/
Kort677,881/
Kert672,440/
Khartey67629/
Kärt6795/
Karthee6713/
Kartheu6711/
Keerthe673/
Koertie671/
Khartee671/
Keertee671/
Khardte671/
Khortey671/
Karttey671/
Koerthe671/
Karthey671/
Gkortea671/
Kõrt671/
Khorteh671/
Kherteh671/
Karttie671/
Kartheh671/
Cört671/
Keurtey670/
Kerttey670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Körte
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