Cordway Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

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

Cordway Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cordway Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:10,355,970420,657
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Cordway Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cordway is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cordway? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,274,477th most commonly occurring surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. Cordway occurs mostly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Cordway are found; 97 percent are found in North America and 97 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Cordway is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 35 people, or 1 in 10,355,970. In The United States it is primarily found in: New York, where 51 percent live, Oregon, where 34 percent live and Texas, where 11 percent live. Not including The United States this last name is found in one country. It is also common in England, where 3 percent live.

Cordway Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cordway has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Cordway last name expanded 269 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cordway Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Cordway surname are 32.48% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 85.71% registered with the party.

Cordway earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.2% less than the national average, earning $34,435 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Courdway9317/
Jordway861/
Cordwoy861/
Cardway860/
Courtway80440/
Cordua771,208/
Cordva7712/
Cordba774/
Corduas71108/
Corddba712/
Cordwer711/
Qordwai711/
Courtwey672/
Carthway672/
Courtwat671/
Chardwaj671/

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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 Cordway
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