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
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Cornejo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cornejo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Cornejo occurs in Mexico more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as: Çornejo, Córnejo or Corñejo. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cornejo? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,967th most numerous family name internationally, held by around 1 in 38,421 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Cornejo reside; 51 percent reside in South America and 28 percent reside in Hispanic Southern America. Cornejo is also the 683,417th most widely held forename world-wide, borne by 178 people.
It is most numerous in Mexico, where it is carried by 42,435 people, or 1 in 2,925. In Mexico it is most common in: México, where 18 percent reside, Jalisco, where 13 percent reside and Michoacán, where 13 percent reside. Besides Mexico this last name exists in 79 countries. It is also found in Chile, where 19 percent reside and Peru, where 15 percent reside.
Cornejo Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Cornejo last name are 42.85% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 96.08% registered to vote for 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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