Cornelis Surname
Approximately 11,309 people bear this surname
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'.
Read More About This SurnameCornelis Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 8,037 | 1:1,430 | 64 |
| Netherlands | 1,011 | 1:16,703 | 2,581 |
| Indonesia | 612 | 1:216,093 | 20,261 |
| France | 527 | 1:126,039 | 19,176 |
| United States | 306 | 1:1,184,506 | 84,519 |
| Canada | 136 | 1:270,923 | 25,472 |
| Germany | 95 | 1:847,426 | 61,310 |
| Venezuela | 93 | 1:324,775 | 7,266 |
| Mexico | 81 | 1:1,532,422 | 16,423 |
| Dominican Republic | 77 | 1:135,493 | 5,426 |
| Argentina | 64 | 1:667,866 | 46,303 |
| South Africa | 34 | 1:1,593,462 | 80,086 |
| Singapore | 30 | 1:183,590 | 7,666 |
| Spain | 28 | 1:1,669,716 | 48,608 |
| Australia | 24 | 1:1,124,821 | 62,883 |
| Thailand | 21 | 1:3,363,731 | 310,277 |
| Brazil | 21 | 1:10,194,016 | 213,214 |
| Greece | 17 | 1:651,752 | 73,285 |
| Papua New Guinea | 14 | 1:582,408 | 70,330 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| Costa Rica | 10 | 1:478,007 | 4,148 |
| Aruba | 9 | 1:11,497 | 1,511 |
| Iceland | 7 | 1:54,299 | 3,881 |
| Croatia | 6 | 1:704,767 | 44,411 |
| Slovakia | 4 | 1:1,334,112 | 94,300 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 1:193,514 | 7,046 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3 | 1:37,553 | 1,173 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 21 | 1:2,391,366 | 115,093 |
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'.
- deleted-168455Cornelis Demographics
Average Cornelis Salary in
United States
$40,455 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Cornelis Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cornelis Come From? nationality or country of origin
Cornelis occurs more in Belgium more than any other country or territory. It may appear as: Cornélis. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Cornelis? popularity and diffusion
It is the 45,849th most frequently used family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 644,402 people. The surname Cornelis 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. It is also the 34,084th most prevalent first name on earth, borne by 22,936 people.
This last name is most widely held in Belgium, where it is borne by 8,037 people, or 1 in 1,430. In Belgium it is most frequent in: Flemish Region, where 82 percent live, Walloon Region, where 11 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 7 percent live. Excluding Belgium it occurs in 51 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 9 percent live and Indonesia, where 5 percent live.
Cornelis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Cornelis has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,457 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 367 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Cornelis Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Cornelis last name are 4.83% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 58.06% being registered with the political 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.
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Footnotes
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