Chord Surname

937,786th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 280 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Chord Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chord Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2291:1,582,790106,555
India81:95,883,173728,828
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
France41:16,605,680368,153
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
China21:683,660,78330,601
England21:27,859,030389,889
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England211:1,160,73243,748
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States581:865,83952,959

Chord (37) may also be a first name.

Chord Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chord (Russian: Чорд) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Chord click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chord? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 937,786th most widespread surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 26,026,950 people. Chord is mostly found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Chord are found; 82 percent are found in North America and 82 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Chord is also the 1,688,769th most frequently used first name on earth. It is borne by 37 people.

It is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 229 people, or 1 in 1,582,790. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 19 percent live, Oregon, where 12 percent live and Washington, where 9 percent live. Other than The United States this surname is found in 20 countries. It is also common in India, where 3 percent live and Russia, where 3 percent live.

Chord Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Chord has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Chord surname increased 395 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 90 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Chord Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Presbyterian (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Chord surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.67% registered with the political party.

Chord earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.56% less than the national average, earning $40,319 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schord9117/
Chourd915/
Chuord911/
Chor895,319/
Hord894,937/
Cord892,487/
Schordt835/
Chordsh832/
Cshourd831/
Schords830/
Chore809,554/
Chard808,115/
Schor803,005/
Choir802,836/
Chorr801,537/
Cordt80993/
Chhor80735/
Chort80654/
Khord80509/
Chour80506/
Hourd80365/
Coord80295/
Chuor80189/
Hordt80186/
Shord80148/
Choor8083/
Cherd8037/
Hords8023/
Hjord8022/
Hoyrd8021/
Cordì8015/
Hordh8010/
Choyr808/
Huord804/
Chorh804/
Courd803/
Cordh802/
Chorp802/
Churd801/
Cordd801/
Hoird800/
Hoord800/
Chordova776/
Hor7516,645/
Schorr7310,816/
Choure733,190/
Schoor731,667/
Chhour73646/
Cahard73608/
Schorp73284/
Schort73218/
Shourd73196/
Chorte73175/
Chhuor73147/
Chgour73139/
Schard73124/
Coordt73112/
Schorz7387/
Schohr7380/
Hjordt7379/
Schour7348/
Chhore7333/
Chardt7323/
Chourp7310/
Shordt739/
Courdt739/
Schgor739/
Chuore738/
Chaurd738/
Schorh737/
Chorre736/
Chorhe736/
Choore734/
Choire734/
Choorr734/
Chards733/
Shchor732/
Chardh732/
Cordth732/
Khourd731/
Chorts731/
Chosre731/
Chaerd731/
Chhard731/
Chhoor731/
Charrd731/
Khordh731/
Chohrt731/
Chorth731/
Chouhr731/
Ciordz731/
Chardz731/
Choorh731/
Shords730/
Chortz730/
Zchort730/
Cordova67438,573/
Khor6769,586/
Hurd6731,643/
Char6730,581/
Hore6720,730/
Card6719,887/
Hour6713,076/
Shor679,537/
Hard679,120/
Hort679,046/
Schardt675,268/
Cort674,330/
Hoor673,842/
Horr672,439/
Horz671,028/
Hoir67904/
Jord67338/
Shourds67324/
Huor67252/
Horh67179/
Chourre67139/
Schortz67135/
Hohr67117/
Schoore6796/
Härd6785/
Sord6747/
Chorova6744/
Schaard6735/
Zord6732/
Horţ6729/
Horč6711/
Hzor6710/
Hotr677/
Chhoure676/
Horț675/
Hojr674/
Schortt674/
Hhor674/
Choosre674/
Cherdth674/
Schorpf672/
Hoyr672/
Chorowa672/
Horp671/
Chorthe671/
Schorph671/
Schorth671/
Schorts671/
Schhoor671/
Stchort671/
Shchoor671/
Chouhre671/
Cordová671/
Cordowa671/
Hosr671/
Hxor671/
Schards670/
Charrdt670/

Chord Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chord in the Russian language
Чордcord-

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