Cornells Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

Cornells Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cornells Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Cornells (6) may also be a first name.

Cornells Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cornells occurs in Ireland more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cornells? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,193,072nd most widespread last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Cornells is mostly found in Europe, where 60 percent of Cornells live; 60 percent live in Northern Europe and 60 percent live in British Isles. Cornells is also the 4,967,096th most common forename globally, held by 6 people.

The surname Cornells is most prevalent in Ireland, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 2,354,470. In Ireland it is mostly concentrated in: Leinster, where 100 percent live. Excluding Ireland Cornells is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 40 percent live and England, where 20 percent live.

Cornells Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cornells has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Cornells last name fell 88 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cornells
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