Cordes Surname

18,770th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29,355 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Cordes Surname Definition:

Variation on Conrad. See Koen.

Cordes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany18,2211:4,418511
United States8,5061:42,6125,227
Netherlands5321:31,7435,261
Denmark3081:18,3271,799
England2991:186,34816,642
Canada2411:152,88615,553
New Zealand2051:22,0893,870
Australia2031:132,98414,423
Philippines1211:836,68078,497
Portugal1131:92,1974,545
Argentina1011:423,20232,207
Chile751:234,8867,175
Switzerland731:112,50611,658
France661:1,006,405112,047
Brazil501:4,281,487114,765
Sweden451:218,81715,158
South Africa391:1,389,17274,222
Taiwan181:1,302,4868,817
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
Norway121:428,52437,411
Austria121:709,62061,025
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
Colombia91:5,308,23018,838
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Bahamas41:97,9381,027
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
China21:683,660,78330,601
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malta11:430,2723,380
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England861:283,43519,633
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1471:43,7835,079

The alternate forms: Cordés (1) & Cordès (1) are calculated separately.

Cordes (81) may also be a first name.

Cordes Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Variation on Conrad. See Koen.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(French) One who came from Cordes (ropes), in France; one who made rope.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Cordes Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cordes (Arabic: كوردس) occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as: Cordés or Cordès. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cordes? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 18,770th most widely held family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 248,256 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 67 percent of Cordes are found; 64 percent are found in Western Europe and 64 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Cordes is also the 1,068,082nd most frequently used forename at a global level. It is borne by 81 people.

Cordes is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 18,221 people, or 1 in 4,418. In Germany it is mostly found in: Lower Saxony, where 55 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 18 percent are found and Hamburg, where 5 percent are found. Not including Germany this last name is found in 55 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 2 percent are found.

Cordes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cordes has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Cordes surname increased 742 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 348 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cordes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Cordes last name are 19.02% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.79% registered with the party.

The amount Cordes earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 32.42% less than the national average, earning 233,876 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 2.01% less than the national average, earning R 232,872 per year; in Colombia they earn 93.77% more than the national average, earning $43,991,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 9.08% more than the national average, earning $47,065 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.62% more than the national average, earning $52,972 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cordés941/
Cordès941/
Coordes921,169/
Cordies9276/
Cordess9234/
Cohrdes9227/
Cordeus9213/
Courdes929/
Scordes927/
Coerdes922/
Kcordes921/
Cordeas920/
Corde911,259/
Cordesse86351/
Chourdes865/
Corder8310,876/
Kordes832,577/
Cordez831,420/
Cordis831,331/
Cordey83973/
Cordea83940/
Cordie83487/
Cordet83207/
Cardes83178/
Cordeu83116/
Sordes8398/
Curdes8384/
Courde8358/
Jordes8323/
Coorde8321/
Cordej8310/
Cordde833/
Cordec833/
Cordée832/
Cordee832/
Cordei832/
Cordge830/
Courdesse8093/
Cordesche805/
Cordice77624/
Cordiez77542/
Jourdes77446/
Chardes77311/
Scordis77270/
Cardeas77158/
Cordish7788/
Kourdes7755/
Koordes7750/
Sourdes7749/
Cordett7741/
Kordesh7738/
Kordges7725/
Chordis7722/
Cordois7720/
Cardies775/
Courdie772/
Courder772/
Kordest772/
Kordesz772/
Cardess771/
Kordets771/
Khordes771/
Kordeas771/
Cardeis771/
Cardesh771/
Cardest771/
Corddie771/
Corderr771/
Cordiea771/
Courdey771/
Courdis771/
Curdess771/
Coordis771/
Cordeea771/
Kordess771/
Cardeus771/
Courdec771/
Courdet771/
Cordech771/
Zoirdes771/
Cordiss770/
Cordise770/
Corrdey770/
Coordey770/
Coorder770/
Korde7348,927/
Corda7312,441/
Cordy732,623/
Cordi732,184/
Carde731,426/
Cordé738/
Cordí733/
Kordesch71207/
Kordeusz71112/
Khordesh7146/
Cardesse7117/
Giordese712/
Khordest712/
Cardiess711/
Csordais711/
Courdice711/
Courdois711/
Cordeova711/
Jordeise711/
Carder679,100/
Kordie673,346/
Cardet671,576/
Kordys671,190/
Cardea67702/
Corday67638/
Cardis67550/
Courdi67512/
Cardey67449/
Cardie67431/
Cordio67415/
Kordis67412/
Cardec67397/
Kordež67356/
Cardei67306/
Kardes67286/
Khorde67274/
Courdy67254/
Kurdes67239/
Sardes67211/
Kordej67205/
Cordic67162/
Cordiz67108/
Kourde67106/
Jardes6764/
Kordea6763/
Jordis6754/
Kordeh6754/
Cârdei6753/
Cordoa6734/
Kordei6734/
Kordee6733/
Kordey6731/
Kordeš6730/
Cardez6728/
Cordiy6726/
Cordha6722/
Kordje6722/
Cordit6718/
Kordez6717/
Zardes6715/
Kerdes6713/
Kordesova6710/
Kordec6710/
Corduj6710/
Sordis678/
Cardee676/
Corrda675/
Courdé675/
Courda674/
Cordai674/
Cordiş674/
Cardés674/
Cordoy672/
Zurdes672/
Cordér672/
Kordex672/
Cordyz672/
Cordishch671/
Curdis671/
Corrdi671/
Jordys671/
Cardeh671/
Cardeu671/
Ckorda671/
Cordiș671/
Carded671/
Ccordy670/
Cordid670/

Cordes Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Cordes in the Arabic language
كوردسkwrds-
كورديسkwrdys-

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Cordes Reference & Research

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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 Cordes
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