Cornelsen Surname

212,895th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,934 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Denmark

Cornelsen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cornelsen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7231:111,34913,719
United States4651:779,48260,414
Brazil3981:537,87520,154
Canada1691:218,02121,041
Denmark781:72,3687,171
South Africa341:1,593,46280,086
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Sweden131:757,44356,422
England31:18,572,686338,250
France21:33,211,361423,184
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Cornelsen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cornelsen is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cornelsen? popularity and diffusion

Cornelsen is the 212,895th most commonly held surname globally, borne by around 1 in 3,768,121 people. Cornelsen occurs mostly in The Americas, where 53 percent of Cornelsen reside; 38 percent reside in Western Europe and 38 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 723 people, or 1 in 111,349. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 24 percent are found, Berlin, where 21 percent are found and Schleswig-Holstein, where 16 percent are found. Outside of Germany this last name exists in 18 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 24 percent are found and Brazil, where 21 percent are found.

Cornelsen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cornelsen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Cornelsen last name increased 3,577 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cornelsen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Cornelsen surname are 22.76% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 69.53% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Cornelsen earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 40.5% less than the national average, earning R 141,396 per year; in United States they earn 9.38% more than the national average, earning $47,195 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.8% less than the national average, earning $42,826 CAD per year.

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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
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  • 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 Cornelsen
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