Cornelas Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Cornelas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cornelas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Cornelas (5) may also be a first name.

Cornelas Last Name Facts

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

Cornelas is found in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cornelas? popularity and diffusion

Cornelas is the 8,193,072nd most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Cornelas live; 60 percent live in South America and 60 percent live in Luso-South America. It is also the 5,493,085th most frequently held forename internationally, borne by 5 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Brazil, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 71,358,111. In Brazil it is primarily found in: Minas Gerais, where 33 percent live, Rio de Janeiro, where 33 percent live and São Paulo, where 33 percent live. Outside of Brazil Cornelas is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 40 percent live.

Cornelas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cornelas has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Cornelas surname decreased 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cornelas
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