Corkain Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Corkain Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Corkain Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:3,714,537119,675
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340

Corkain Last Name Facts

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

Corkain is more commonly found in England than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Corkain? popularity and diffusion

The last name Corkain is the 4,908,606th most frequently used family name in the world, held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Corkain are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Corkain is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 3,714,537. In England Corkain is primarily found in: Durham, where 93 percent are found and North Yorkshire, where 7 percent are found. Excluding England this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Wales, where 6 percent are found.

Corkain Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Corkain has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Corkain surname expanded 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Corkan92151/
Korkain862/
Courkan860/
Korkan771,123/
Curkan77269/
Corcan77164/
Sorkan7775/
Jorkan7772/
Zorkan7726/
Carkan774/
Zourkaine751/
Sorkhan71524/
Zorkane71401/
Zorkhan71112/
Sorkhin7176/
Korkanc7141/
Korkhin7139/
Korkane7121/
Churkan7120/
Korkhan7115/
Tsorkan7112/
Zoorkan7112/
Jorkhan7111/
Ciorcan717/
Charkan716/
Tchourkine716/
Zorkhin714/
Corkham714/
Zourkan714/
Curkane713/
Tcurkan711/
Jorkand711/
Khorkan711/
Zorkaen711/
Korkant711/
Korkine711/
Corcaen710/
Jorkine710/
Corcane710/
Corkgen710/
Corkhen710/
Zourkane67488/
Zoorkhan67119/
Korkoian6742/
Korkhina6716/
Tsourkan6713/
Carkoyan6713/
Kourkine6711/
Korkoyan6711/
Carkiyan6710/
Jorkhang6710/
Charkane679/
Carquain677/
Khorkhan676/
Charkhin675/
Charkhan675/
Sourkhan674/
Khorkhin673/
Tsoerkan671/
Zorkienė671/
Jorkhand671/
Djorkang671/
Corcoian671/
Carkeyan671/
Corcoine671/
Jourkine671/
Tsorkhan671/
Zuhrkain671/
Sorcaion671/
Carkayan671/
Hzorkhan671/
Corceian670/

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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
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  • 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 Corkain
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