Cordelia Surname

883,255th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 305 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Cordelia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cordelia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2771:639,50530,121
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
England11:55,718,059489,080
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Cordelia (51,131) may also be a first name.

Cordelia Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cordelia (Arabic: كورديليا, Marathi: कोरडेिलया) occurs most in Nigeria. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Cordelia.

How Common Is The Last Name Cordelia? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 883,255th most numerous last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 23,893,593 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Cordelia live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 94 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Cordelia is also the 18,170th most commonly held given name at a global level, borne by 51,131 people.

The last name Cordelia is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 277 people, or 1 in 639,505. In Nigeria it is most common in: Enugu, where 14 percent are found, Lagos, where 12 percent are found and Ebonyi, where 10 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 3 percent are found and Cameroon, where 1 percent are found.

Cordelia Last Name Statistics demography

Cordelia earn somewhat more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 14.77% more than the national average, earning R 272,736 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Cordelia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Cordelia in the Marathi language
कोरडेिलयाkoradeilaya66.67
कोरडेिलआkoradeila'a33.33
Cordelia in the Arabic language
كورديلياkwrdylya-

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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 Cordelia
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