Cornelissen Surname
Approximately 14,497 people bear this surname
Cornelissen 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 SurnameCornelissen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 7,803 | 1:2,164 | 142 |
| South Africa | 2,856 | 1:18,970 | 2,397 |
| Belgium | 1,970 | 1:5,836 | 713 |
| Germany | 758 | 1:106,208 | 13,118 |
| United States | 339 | 1:1,069,200 | 77,954 |
| Australia | 198 | 1:136,342 | 14,722 |
| Canada | 133 | 1:277,035 | 25,971 |
| France | 100 | 1:664,227 | 85,408 |
| England | 94 | 1:592,745 | 35,632 |
| New Zealand | 81 | 1:55,905 | 8,836 |
| Thailand | 35 | 1:2,018,238 | 239,646 |
| Brazil | 29 | 1:7,381,874 | 170,034 |
| Namibia | 26 | 1:92,669 | 8,353 |
| Switzerland | 10 | 1:821,292 | 53,588 |
| Spain | 9 | 1:5,194,671 | 82,436 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Hungary | 3 | 1:3,272,092 | 62,568 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:5,579,854 | 232,921 |
The alternate forms: Cornélissen (2) are calculated separately.
Cornelissen 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-168455Cornelissen Demographics
Average Cornelissen Salary in
United States
$50,720 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Cornelissen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cornelissen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Cornelissen is found most frequently in The Netherlands. It can also be found in the variant forms: Cornélissen. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cornelissen? popularity and diffusion
It is the 36,381st most prevalent last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 502,693 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 74 percent of Cornelissen live; 73 percent live in Western Europe and 72 percent live in Germanic Europe.
This last name is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 7,803 people, or 1 in 2,164. In The Netherlands Cornelissen is most frequent in: North Brabant, where 29 percent live, Gelderland, where 28 percent live and North Holland, where 11 percent live. Barring The Netherlands this surname occurs in 47 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 20 percent live and Belgium, where 14 percent live.
Cornelissen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Cornelissen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Cornelissen surname rose 3,767 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,880 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Cornelissen Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Cornelissen last name are 15.43% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.2% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Cornelissen earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 38.54% more than the national average, earning R 329,220 per year; in United States they earn 17.55% more than the national average, earning $50,720 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.59% more than the national average, earning $51,466 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cornélissen | 97 | 2 | / |
| Corneliussen | 96 | 1,842 | / |
| Cornelisen | 95 | 146 | / |
| Corneliusssen | 92 | 1 | / |
| Corneliusen | 91 | 282 | / |
| Cornelessen | 91 | 82 | / |
| Cornelussen | 91 | 46 | / |
| Kornelissen | 91 | 25 | / |
| Corneliszen | 91 | 11 | / |
| Cornelissin | 91 | 5 | / |
| Cornelissem | 91 | 5 | / |
| Corneluisen | 91 | 4 | / |
| Cornelisson | 91 | 4 | / |
| Carnelissen | 91 | 3 | / |
| Cornelishen | 91 | 1 | / |
| Cornelißsen | 91 | 1 | / |
| Corneelisen | 91 | 1 | / |
| Cornelissenová | 88 | 2 | / |
| Korneliussen | 87 | 1,280 | / |
| Corneliusson | 87 | 535 | / |
| Corneilussen | 87 | 3 | / |
| Corneulisson | 87 | 1 | / |
| Corneliosson | 87 | 1 | / |
| Cornelison | 86 | 5,046 | / |
| Cornelißen | 86 | 224 | / |
| Cornelesen | 86 | 103 | / |
| Cornelysen | 86 | 0 | / |
| Cornelisan | 86 | 0 | / |
| Corneliuson | 82 | 140 | / |
| Korneliusen | 82 | 30 | / |
| Kornelussen | 82 | 14 | / |
| Cornelision | 82 | 7 | / |
| Cornealison | 82 | 3 | / |
| Cornelesson | 82 | 2 | / |
| Cornelioson | 82 | 2 | / |
| Corneilusen | 82 | 1 | / |
| Cornielison | 82 | 0 | / |
| Corneilison | 82 | 0 | / |
| Corneline | 80 | 2 | / |
| Korniliussen | 78 | 1 | / |
| Cornieliuson | 78 | 0 | / |
| Carnelison | 76 | 79 | / |
| Corneleson | 76 | 13 | / |
| Cornalison | 76 | 3 | / |
| Kornelesen | 76 | 1 | / |
| Zornelison | 76 | 1 | / |
| Cornelisom | 76 | 1 | / |
| Corneluson | 76 | 0 | / |
| Kornelitsyn | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cornieleson | 73 | 0 | / |
| Kornelishina | 70 | 4 | / |
| Kernelison | 67 | 0 | / |
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