Cornelia Surname

152,251st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,891 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Curaçao

Cornelia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cornelia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1,3731:73,73512,729
United States5591:648,40652,026
Indonesia4011:329,79828,833
Netherlands811:208,48428,519
Germany641:1,257,89880,532
Brazil591:3,628,379101,412
England441:1,266,32057,817
Ireland371:127,2696,194
Mexico351:3,546,46324,778
Romania241:836,57852,064
Curaçao231:6,837197
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
France41:16,605,680368,153
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
China21:683,660,78330,601
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Saint Martin11:35,156229
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Aruba11:103,4772,586
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland221:201,3589,557
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States801:627,73441,746

The alternate forms: Cornélia (4) are calculated separately.

Cornelia (392,170) may also be a first name.

Cornelia Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cornelia (Arabic: كورنليا, Hindi: कोरनेलिया, Oriya: େକାରେନଲିଆ) is more commonly found in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Cornélia. Click here for further potential spellings of Cornelia.

How Common Is The Last Name Cornelia? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 152,251st most frequent last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 2,520,770 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 62 percent of Cornelia are found; 61 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 47 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. Cornelia is also the 2,637th most frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 392,170 people.

The surname is most numerous in The Philippines, where it is borne by 1,373 people, or 1 in 73,735. In The Philippines Cornelia is primarily found in: Central Visayas, where 34 percent are found, Calabarzon, where 17 percent are found and Western Visayas, where 15 percent are found. Aside from The Philippines this last name occurs in 53 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent are found and Indonesia, where 14 percent are found.

Cornelia Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Cornelia has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 699 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 168 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Cornelia Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Cornelia last name are 7% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60.23% being registered with the party.

The amount Cornelia earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 55.65% less than the national average, earning S/. 8,597 per year; in Colombia they earn 63.04% less than the national average, earning $8,391,950 COP per year; in United States they earn 1.42% more than the national average, earning $43,763 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.05% less than the national average, earning $39,722 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cornélia964/
Chornelia9438/
Corneliaa9432/
Cornelias9412/
Corrnelia941/
Cornielia941/
Corneilia941/
Corneli931,778/
Cornela9327/
Corneliaus891/
Cornelio8852,092/
Cornelis8811,309/
Kornelia88351/
Cornelie88277/
Corneliz8899/
Cornelii8852/
Carnelia8832/
Cornilia8825/
Cornieli8822/
Cornelya8820/
Qornelia8817/
Cornelas885/
Cornelid884/
Cornelha883/
Corneala881/
Corneloi881/
Cornalia881/
Corneila880/
Corneali880/
Cornelay880/
Cornelea880/
Cornealiaus840/
Cornelisz82314/
Carneglia82273/
Corneluis82266/
Corneglio82164/
Cornelios82150/
Corniglia8281/
Corneilla8224/
Corneleau8219/
Corneylli8210/
Corneilas822/
Corneluiz822/
Corneilli822/
Ccornelio822/
Cornelhas822/
Cornilias821/
Carnelias821/
Corneliot821/
Cornelish821/
Gcornelio821/
Charnelia821/
Corrnelio821/
Corneelis821/
Corneliop821/
Cornnelis821/
Corneleis820/
Cornely802,742/
Korneli80445/
Cornila80319/
Carneli80148/
Cornelo80100/
Kornela8087/
Cornele8066/
Cornelj805/
Cornala801/
Cornéli801/
Carnela800/
Corneillie78873/
Cornicelli78248/
Corneillat7825/
Cornecelli7822/
Corneyllie7814/
Corneliuis782/
Corneliuos781/
Corneles75679/
Corniola75565/
Kornelio75328/
Carnieli75231/
Cornélis75177/
Cornélio75160/
Carneala75136/
Cornilio7583/
Kornelya7581/
Ciornila7581/
Carnelio7575/
Corniele7569/
Kornilia7556/
Cornelho7547/
Cornelje7525/
Cornesly7523/
Cornalea7522/
Carnelis7520/
Qornalia7519/
Kornalia7517/
Kornelau7514/
Kornélia7513/
Kurnelia7513/
Karnelia7512/
Carnelid7510/
Korneliy759/
Chornele758/
Carnilia758/
Cornelos755/
Churnela754/
Kornolia753/
Corneilo753/
Corneley752/
Kornelii752/
Cornealy752/
Corniliz752/
Kornelid752/
Kornelyi752/
Corneile751/
Cornielo751/
Kornelay751/
Carnelih751/
Cornolio751/
Córnelio751/
Carnélia751/
Curnelio751/
Cornelyo751/
Cornalio751/
Kornelie751/
Cornichelli744/
Corrneliuos741/
Corneille714,026/
Carniglia711,014/
Corneloup71958/
Cornelous7142/
Cornelesz7122/
Corniglio718/
Gkourneli715/
Cornilios714/
Cornallio713/
Cournelet713/
Corneiles712/
Corneillo712/
Khorneuli711/
Khornelio711/
Kornelais711/
Carnelios711/
Charneela711/
Cornhilis711/
Cornneles711/
Czarnesli711/
Cornélios711/
Corneloux711/
Carngella711/
Cornileau711/
Corneloud711/
Kurnelias711/
Corneilly710/
Corneally710/
Corneales710/
Carnicelli672,208/
Cornalo671,031/
Carnicella67805/
Carnesella67535/
Cornolo67495/
Kornely67451/
Karneli67292/
Kornala67276/
Karnela67217/
Cornicello67179/
Kornele67157/
Cornilă67104/
Cornily6779/
Kornéli6755/
Gkournelis6754/
Corneiller6752/
Carnely6735/
Corneillet6728/
Carnelo6725/
Kurnela6718/
Carnecilla6713/
Kurneli6710/
Cornile678/
Carnila678/
Carniselli677/
Cornilo677/
Cornolò675/
Cornély675/
Carnala674/
Carnecelli674/
Kornelo674/
Kornili674/
Carnili674/
Zurneli673/
Kornila672/
Cornealous672/
Corneilous672/
Cornoló672/
Čarneli672/
Cornaló672/
Kernela671/
Carnola671/
Courneille671/
Corneilles671/
Corneillez671/

Cornelia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Cornelia in the Hindi language
कोरनेलियाkoraneliya-
Cornelia in the Oriya language
େକାରେନଲିଆekarenali'a-
Cornelia in the Arabic language
كورنلياkwrnlya-
كورنيلياkwrnylya-

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