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) occurs more in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Cornélia. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Cornelia? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 152,251st most widespread family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 2,520,770 people. The surname occurs predominantly 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 widespread first name worldwide It is held by 392,170 people.

It is most prevalent in The Philippines, where it is borne by 1,373 people, or 1 in 73,735. In The Philippines it is most numerous in: Central Visayas, where 34 percent live, Calabarzon, where 17 percent live and Western Visayas, where 15 percent live. Apart from The Philippines it is found in 53 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent live and Indonesia, where 14 percent live.

Cornelia Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cornelia has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Cornelia surname grew 699 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 168 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Cornelia Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Cornelia surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Cornelia are 7% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60.23% being registered to vote for the political 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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