Cornejo Surname
Approximately 189,676 people bear this surname
Cornejo Surname Definition:
This could be a diminutive form of the Roman "Cornelius."
Castilian name from Cornejo, a political division of Villarcayo (Burgos).
Cornejo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 42,435 | 1:2,925 | 412 |
| Chile | 36,196 | 1:487 | 107 |
| Peru | 28,565 | 1:1,113 | 163 |
| Argentina | 16,618 | 1:2,572 | 336 |
| United States | 14,169 | 1:25,581 | 3,220 |
| El Salvador | 13,056 | 1:486 | 95 |
| Ecuador | 9,889 | 1:1,608 | 277 |
| Philippines | 8,049 | 1:12,578 | 1,287 |
| Spain | 6,122 | 1:7,637 | 931 |
| Bolivia | 3,722 | 1:2,852 | 479 |
| Nicaragua | 2,633 | 1:2,287 | 354 |
| Honduras | 1,688 | 1:5,223 | 500 |
| Panama | 1,552 | 1:2,521 | 356 |
| Venezuela | 1,203 | 1:25,107 | 1,671 |
| Guatemala | 897 | 1:17,929 | 1,503 |
| Colombia | 517 | 1:92,406 | 3,468 |
| Costa Rica | 415 | 1:11,518 | 537 |
| Canada | 358 | 1:102,921 | 11,137 |
| Brazil | 303 | 1:706,516 | 25,936 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Uruguay | 172 | 1:19,952 | 2,280 |
| France | 117 | 1:567,716 | 76,560 |
| Dominican Republic | 100 | 1:104,329 | 4,466 |
| Australia | 64 | 1:421,808 | 33,593 |
| England | 63 | 1:884,414 | 45,970 |
| Germany | 53 | 1:1,518,971 | 91,373 |
| Belgium | 51 | 1:225,424 | 28,627 |
| Belize | 48 | 1:7,406 | 1,111 |
| Cuba | 48 | 1:240,057 | 4,737 |
| Singapore | 47 | 1:117,185 | 4,783 |
| Italy | 44 | 1:1,389,925 | 78,899 |
| United Arab Emirates | 39 | 1:234,930 | 15,673 |
| American Samoa | 28 | 1:1,991 | 404 |
| Sweden | 27 | 1:364,695 | 25,646 |
| Netherlands | 27 | 1:625,451 | 53,034 |
| Thailand | 22 | 1:3,210,834 | 301,565 |
| Norway | 20 | 1:257,114 | 27,149 |
| Switzerland | 17 | 1:483,113 | 34,678 |
| Denmark | 16 | 1:352,795 | 24,706 |
| Taiwan | 8 | 1:2,930,593 | 17,989 |
| Czechia | 7 | 1:1,519,067 | 97,842 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Japan | 6 | 1:21,307,382 | 48,838 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Brunei | 4 | 1:104,683 | 2,048 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Paraguay | 2 | 1:3,618,373 | 13,977 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 1 | 1:177,423 | 3,686 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
The alternate forms: Çornejo (1), Córnejo (1) & Corñejo (1) are calculated separately.
Cornejo (178) may also be a first name.
Cornejo Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This could be a diminutive form of the Roman "Cornelius."
Castilian name from Cornejo, a political division of Villarcayo (Burgos).
Cornejo Demographics
Average Cornejo Salary in
United States
$39,084 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Cornejo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cornejo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Cornejo occurs more in Mexico more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Çornejo, Córnejo or Corñejo. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Cornejo? popularity and diffusion
Cornejo is the 2,967th most widespread last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 38,421 people. The surname Cornejo occurs mostly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Cornejo live; 51 percent live in South America and 28 percent live in Hispanic Southern America. It is also the 683,417th most frequently occurring first name internationally, borne by 178 people.
Cornejo is most common in Mexico, where it is borne by 42,435 people, or 1 in 2,925. In Mexico it is most numerous in: México, where 18 percent live, Jalisco, where 13 percent live and Michoacán, where 13 percent live. Other than Mexico Cornejo occurs in 79 countries. It is also common in Chile, where 19 percent live and Peru, where 15 percent live.
Cornejo Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Cornejo are 42.85% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 96.08% registered with the political party.
The amount Cornejo earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 22.95% less than the national average, earning 266,638 kr per year; in Peru they earn 18.17% more than the national average, earning S/. 22,907 per year; in Colombia they earn 8.89% more than the national average, earning $24,721,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 9.42% less than the national average, earning $39,084 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.43% less than the national average, earning $44,006 CAD per year.
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