Körtner Surname

1,101,507th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 222 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Körtner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Körtner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2151:374,44435,419
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

The alternate forms: Kortner (235) are calculated separately.

Körtner Last Name Facts

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

The surname Körtner occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as: Kortner. Click here for further possible spellings of Körtner.

How Common Is The Last Name Körtner? popularity and diffusion

The last name Körtner is the 1,101,507th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 32,826,783 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Körtner reside; 100 percent reside in Western Europe and 100 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Körtner is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 215 people, or 1 in 374,444. In Germany Körtner is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 84 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 11 percent live and Hamburg, where 3 percent live. Not including Germany this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 3 percent live and Austria, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kortner95235/
Kartner86482/
Kärtner86213/
Kertner8613/
Koertner8083/
Kaertner8015/
Khartner802/
Kerthner800/
Kartenner750/
Cartner711,620/
Cortner711,026/
Kortney7119/
Kartney715/
Kortnie713/
Kortnee712/
Kertney710/
Quartner67107/
Caertner671/
Karthney671/
Carthner670/
Kortni6283/
Kartni6250/
Kärtna6212/
Cartne625/
Cortne622/
Cartney57509/
Kertnoi5719/
Cortney5711/
Kortnoi572/
Caertne571/
Korthny571/
Carthne571/
Cortnie570/
Cortnee570/
Kartinni5316/
Quartney536/
Cordtney531/
Carthney530/
Corrtney530/
Cartenne530/

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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 Körtner
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