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

Cornel (Arabic: كورنال, Hindi: कारनेल, Marathi: ॉनेल) is found most frequently in The Philippines. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cornel? popularity and diffusion

The surname Cornel is the 38,193rd most common surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 528,773 people. The surname Cornel is predominantly found in Asia, where 44 percent of Cornel live; 44 percent live in Southeast Asia and 43 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 19,606th most widely held forename world-wide It is held by 46,649 people.

This last name is most frequently held in The Philippines, where it is borne by 6,023 people, or 1 in 16,809. In The Philippines Cornel is most prevalent in: Western Visayas, where 21 percent live, Bicol, where 15 percent live and National Capital Region, where 10 percent live. Not including The Philippines this last name occurs in 62 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 42 percent live and Guatemala, where 3 percent live.

Cornel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

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

Cornel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Cornel surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Cornel last name are 26.26% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 79.49% being 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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