Corlis Surname

499,041st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 660 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Corlis Surname Definition:

(English) The cheerful or merry person.

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Corlis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3391:1,069,20077,954
Australia1761:153,38516,171
England731:763,26141,903
Canada531:695,20056,020
Jamaica101:286,9957,581
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Macau11:601,6301,582
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland201:221,49310,092
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3041:165,19314,986

Corlis (1,054) may also be a first name.

Corlis Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) The cheerful or merry person.

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

User-submitted Reference

Origin: 12th century. Named after a small town town in Brabant, now in Northeastern France.

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Corlis Last Name Facts

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

Corlis occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Corlis? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 499,041st most frequently used surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 11,041,736 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 60 percent of Corlis live; 58 percent live in North America and 58 percent live in Anglo-North America. Corlis is also the 246,601st most prevalent first name internationally. It is borne by 1,054 people.

The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 339 people, or 1 in 1,069,200. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 14 percent are found, Washington, where 14 percent are found and Michigan, where 8 percent are found. Outside of The United States this last name occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 27 percent are found and England, where 11 percent are found.

Corlis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Corlis has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Corlis last name expanded 112 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 487 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Corlis Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Corlis last name are 8.79% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.56% being registered with the political party.

The amount Corlis earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.13% less than the national average, earning $42,660 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.98% more than the national average, earning $53,648 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Corliss924,264/
Corleis92485/
Corlies9285/
Corlais9220/
Corlise924/
Courlis922/
Corlish921/
Corllis921/
Corlist920/
Coorlis920/
Corli91446/
Corellis8655/
Courliss8638/
Corliess861/
Corrliss861/
Courlios861/
Courlois861/
Scourlis861/
Courlais861/
Courleis860/
Corillis860/
Corlliss860/
Carlis83966/
Curlis83464/
Corlit83169/
Corles83120/
Corlli8360/
Cürlis8346/
Corlei8327/
Korlis8315/
Corlie835/
Corlia833/
Sorlis832/
Corlai831/
Zorlis831/
Jorlis831/
Corlip830/
Correllis801/
Courellis801/
Corless774,130/
Corelli772,033/
Curliss77339/
Carlise77316/
Sourlis77307/
Charlis77219/
Kourlis77188/
Carlish77139/
Carliss7783/
Scarlis7764/
Corleys7756/
Carlies7751/
Courlit7749/
Tzorlis7735/
Carluis7735/
Corlaix7722/
Carlais7719/
Churlis7717/
Corrles7710/
Corilli775/
Carllis774/
Tsorlis774/
Chorles773/
Korlish773/
Korliss772/
Corlays772/
Carleis771/
Carlios771/
Corljss771/
Curllis771/
Carlois771/
Corlice771/
Corlait771/
Corrlia771/
Curleis770/
Courles770/
Corlitt770/
Corleus770/
Curlise770/
Curlies770/
Scorles770/
Corlyss770/
Correllies755/
Carli7323,179/
Corle731,165/
Corla73627/
Korli73394/
Corly7324/
Corlé733/
Charlois71465/
Correlli71401/
Charlish71279/
Tsourlis71105/
Korellis7193/
Churlish7139/
Charlais7130/
Gkourlis7122/
Corletts7120/
Zourlios7117/
Charlise7113/
Charllis7110/
Carellis718/
Courelli717/
Scourles715/
Charliss715/
Kourlios715/
Coruelli715/
Korillis715/
Corielli714/
Carlisse713/
Carllise712/
Charleis712/
Corillia712/
Czorlich712/
Carlliss711/
Coorlese711/
Corlleus711/
Carllios711/
Corelles711/
Corellia711/
Courless710/
Corley6728,040/
Carles6710,307/
Corlay671,929/
Karlis671,452/
Corlet67960/
Carlit67717/
Sarlis67651/
Curles67484/
Corluy67343/
Carlei67246/
Carlia67189/
Corlee67154/
Corlea67140/
Corler67139/
Zurlis67103/
Carlie6799/
Korlie6768/
Courly6763/
Courla6763/
Carliz6758/
Kourli6755/
Coriolles6739/
Carlys6738/
Carlip6736/
Kurlis6736/
Charellis6734/
Carlid6730/
Carlio6726/
Zarlis6723/
Carlic6722/
Carlès6718/
Carlés6717/
Kürlis6716/
Carlli6715/
Kerlis6714/
Korlli6714/
Corleu6713/
Jarlis6711/
Sorles6710/
Courle6710/
Scarellis679/
Corrielli676/
Korlio675/
Kourellis675/
Corlly674/
Korloi674/
Korlid674/
Carloi672/
Zourellis672/
Corrillio672/
Curlys671/
Corrly671/
Koorli671/
Korlip671/
Carzli671/
Charlishe671/
Charlliss671/
Corlex671/
Corlez671/
Cottrelli671/
Coorle671/
Zorles671/
Korlai671/
Korlia671/
Carlai671/
Jorles671/
Korles671/
Čurlis671/
Carlii671/
Carlix671/
Charleois671/
Correlles671/
Corlje671/
Corlùy671/
Korhli671/
Corriolli671/
Korlyi671/
Korlys671/
Khorli671/
Corloy670/
Corlle670/
Corlep670/

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