Cornel Surname

38,193rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,782 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Cornel Surname Definition:

(English) Descendant of Cornelius (hornlike); dweller at the dogwood-tree hill.

Cornel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines6,0231:16,8091,937
Tanzania5,7781:9,1631,197
Guatemala3481:46,2152,197
Netherlands3001:56,2919,664
United States2961:1,224,52386,796
Brazil2071:1,034,17636,449
Germany1311:614,54548,972
France861:772,35794,336
Kenya841:549,76126,736
Romania821:244,85223,260
Canada571:646,41452,764
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Belgium381:302,54335,124
United Arab Emirates311:295,55719,854
Nigeria281:6,326,527151,186
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Mexico261:4,774,08528,474
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
England231:2,422,52489,093
India191:40,371,862445,856
Indonesia131:10,173,015372,576
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Taiwan111:2,131,34113,802
Belize91:39,4972,328
Moldova81:445,17130,722
Paraguay81:904,5939,127
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1241:404,98929,999

Cornel (46,649) may also be a first name.

Cornel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Descendant of Cornelius (hornlike); dweller at the dogwood-tree hill.

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

Cornel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cornel (Arabic: كورنال, Hindi: कारनेल, Marathi: ॉनेल) occurs in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cornel? popularity and diffusion

The last name Cornel is the 38,193rd most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 528,773 people. Cornel is mostly found in Asia, where 44 percent of Cornel reside; 44 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 43 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. Cornel is also the 19,606th most frequent forename at a global level, held by 46,649 people.

The last name Cornel is most frequently used in The Philippines, where it is held by 6,023 people, or 1 in 16,809. In The Philippines it is mostly found in: Western Visayas, where 21 percent are found, Bicol, where 15 percent are found and National Capital Region, where 10 percent are found. Barring The Philippines it is found in 62 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 42 percent are found and Guatemala, where 3 percent are found.

Cornel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cornel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Cornel last name expanded 239 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 144 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cornel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Cornel surname are 26.26% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 79.49% registered with the party.

The amount Cornel earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 9.46% less than the national average, earning $39,068 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.17% more than the national average, earning $50,760 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cornell9238,235/
Corniel926,128/
Cornuel92614/
Cornehl92584/
Corneel9240/
Coornel924/
Cornnel923/
Corrnel922/
Cournel921/
Cornoel921/
Chornel920/
Cornelt920/
Corniell86865/
Cornnell8698/
Corgnell8643/
Cornaell866/
Chornell864/
Cornegli862/
Corrnell861/
Cornuell861/
Hcornell861/
Cosrnell861/
Cournell860/
Cornil832,767/
Kornel831,225/
Carnel83719/
Curnel83267/
Sornel8387/
Jornel838/
Cürnel832/
Cornll830/
Cornneell800/
Cornniell800/
Carniel777,674/
Carnell776,366/
Cournil77727/
Cargnel77702/
Journel77464/
Kornell77394/
Curnell77252/
Charnel77192/
Carnehl7761/
Korniel7723/
Kornehl7721/
Kornelt779/
Coroenl774/
Korneel773/
Cornill772/
Corniol772/
Czarnel771/
Carnelt771/
Sornell771/
Jornell771/
Cornnll770/
Carneel770/
Corenll770/
Curneel770/
Carnuel770/
Cornlet770/
Jornl734/
Journell71350/
Charnell71321/
Cornigli7153/
Carniell7125/
Scarnell7114/
Courniol7110/
Churnell714/
Czarniel712/
Carnnell711/
Cargnell711/
Sourniel711/
Carrnell711/
Carnniel710/
Carnelll710/
Kernel67533/
Karnel67371/
Kornelová6772/
Sarnel6771/
Cornilova6765/
Jarnel6742/
Kurnel6724/
Sornil6723/
Kornil6719/
Jornil6712/
Curnil678/
Zarnel678/
Kornyl677/
Kornelova677/
Carñel676/
Carnil674/
Kornél674/
Korneł671/
D'Carnell671/
Charnl671/
Giornl671/

Cornel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Cornel in the Hindi language
कारनेलkaranela-
Cornel in the Marathi language
ॉनेलonela50
कोरनेलkoranela16.67
कॉरनेलkoranela16.67
कॉनेलkonela16.67
Cornel in the Arabic language
كورنالkwrnal-

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