Cornelis Surname

45,849th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,309 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Cornelis Surname User-submission:

Cornelisse is a Dutch surname meaning 'son of Cornelis'.

Cornelis is derived from the Roman (Latin) name Cornelius, which came from the Latin word horn.

This makes Cornelisse roughly mean 'son of someone who played the horn'.

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Cornelis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium8,0371:1,43064
Netherlands1,0111:16,7032,581
Indonesia6121:216,09320,261
France5271:126,03919,176
United States3061:1,184,50684,519
Canada1361:270,92325,472
Germany951:847,42661,310
Venezuela931:324,7757,266
Mexico811:1,532,42216,423
Dominican Republic771:135,4935,426
Argentina641:667,86646,303
South Africa341:1,593,46280,086
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Spain281:1,669,71648,608
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
Thailand211:3,363,731310,277
Brazil211:10,194,016213,214
Greece171:651,75273,285
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
England111:5,065,278148,650
Costa Rica101:478,0074,148
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Iceland71:54,2993,881
Croatia61:704,76744,411
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines31:37,5531,173
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

The alternate forms: Cornélis (177) are calculated separately.

Cornelis (22,936) may also be a first name.

Cornelis Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Cornelisse is a Dutch surname meaning 'son of Cornelis'.

Cornelis is derived from the Roman (Latin) name Cornelius, which came from the Latin word horn.

This makes Cornelisse roughly mean 'son of someone who played the horn'.

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Cornelis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cornelis has its highest incidence in Belgium. It may occur in the variant forms: Cornélis. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Cornelis? popularity and diffusion

The surname Cornelis is the 45,849th most frequently occurring last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 644,402 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 86 percent of Cornelis are found; 86 percent are found in Western Europe and 68 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Cornelis is also the 34,084th most frequently held given name internationally. It is borne by 22,936 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Belgium, where it is held by 8,037 people, or 1 in 1,430. In Belgium Cornelis is most common in: Flemish Region, where 82 percent reside, Walloon Region, where 11 percent reside and Brussels Capital Region, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account Belgium this last name exists in 51 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 9 percent reside and Indonesia, where 5 percent reside.

Cornelis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cornelis has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Cornelis surname increased 1,457 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 367 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cornelis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Cornelis surname are 4.83% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 58.06% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Cornelis earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 1.84% less than the national average, earning R 233,268 per year; in United States they earn 6.24% less than the national average, earning $40,455 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.44% more than the national average, earning $51,391 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cornélis96177/
Cornelisz94314/
Corneluis94266/
Cornelios94150/
Chornelis9436/
Cornielis9435/
Cornelies9430/
Cornelise9419/
Cornelish941/
Corneelis941/
Cornnelis941/
Corneleis940/
Corneli931,778/
Cornelisse893,099/
Corneliesz8912/
Corneliess898/
Corneliuis892/
Corneilies891/
Chornelios891/
Cornielies891/
Corneluise891/
Cornelio8852,092/
Cornelia882,891/
Kornelis881,012/
Corneles88679/
Cornelie88277/
Corneliz8899/
Cornelii8852/
Cornalis8843/
Cornieli8822/
Carnelis8820/
Cornelys885/
Cornelid884/
Cornolis882/
Corneloi881/
Sornelis881/
Corneali880/
Cornnielies841/
Cornieles822,303/
Cornelese8285/
Corneliaa8232/
Cornelesz8222/
Corneylli8210/
Korneluis828/
Corneleus827/
Carnielis827/
Cornilios824/
Corneluiz822/
Corneiles822/
Corneilli822/
Cornelice822/
Ccornelio822/
Kornelais821/
Carnelios821/
Cornhilis821/
Cornilies821/
Cornneles821/
Gcornelio821/
Cornélios821/
Kornelios821/
Çornelisz821/
Corrnelia821/
Corrnelio821/
Cornieliz821/
Cornélise821/
Cornielia821/
Corneilia821/
Corneales820/
Cornely802,742/
Korneli80445/
Carneli80148/
Cornele8066/
Cornela8027/
Cornelj805/
Cornéli801/
Corneillie78873/
Cornicelli78248/
Kornelisse7858/
Gkournelis7854/
Cornecelli7822/
Corneyllie7814/
Cornilisse781/
Corneilles781/
Cornelesse781/
Carnelisse781/
Corneileus780/
Cornealeus780/
Kornelia75351/
Kornelio75328/
Korneles75244/
Carnieli75231/
Karnelis75182/
Cornilio7583/
Carnelio7575/
Corniele7569/
Zurnelis7555/
Cornales7538/
Carnelia7532/
Cornelje7525/
Cornilia7525/
Cornesly7523/
Cornelya7520/
Kornolis7519/
Qornelia7517/
Kurnelis7514/
Carnelid7510/
Korneliy759/
Corniles754/
Cornélia754/
Corneley752/
Kornelii752/
Cornealy752/
Corniliz752/
Carneles752/
Kornelid752/
Kornelyi752/
Corneile751/
Qornelys751/
Kornalis751/
Carnelih751/
Corneala751/
Sarnelis751/
Córnelio751/
Cornelyo751/
Sorneles751/
Kornelie751/
Corneila750/
Cornelay750/
Cornelea750/
Corneilliez745/
Cornichelli744/
Corneille714,026/
Cornileus7152/
Corneilla7124/
Karneulis7110/
Kornilios718/
Gkourneli715/
Kornaluis714/
Cournelet713/
Koorneles712/
Khornilis712/
Carnieles712/
Cornielez712/
Karnelies712/
Khorneuli711/
Khornelio711/
Kornealys711/
Corneleac711/
Kernelies711/
Karneelis711/
Cornolles711/
Carnelees711/
Corneilly710/
Corneally710/
Carnicelli672,208/
Kornely67451/
Cornila67319/
Karneli67292/
Kornele67157/
Cornilă67104/
Kornela6787/
Cornily6779/
Kornéli6755/
Corneiller6752/
Carnely6735/
Corneillet6728/
Cornile678/
Carniselli677/
Cornély675/
Carnecelli674/
Kornili674/
Carnili674/
Courneille671/
Corneillez671/
Cornilesse671/
Carnela670/

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