Cornelus Surname

1,058,336th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 236 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Cornelus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cornelus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium771:149,30720,954
Nigeria481:3,690,474107,175
France321:2,075,710171,237
United States301:12,081,964463,456
India211:36,526,923420,161
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2031:247,38320,545

The alternate forms: Cornélus (1) are calculated separately.

Cornelus (1,883) may also be a first name.

Cornelus Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cornelus (Oriya: କରେନଲୁସ) is carried by more people in Belgium than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Cornélus. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cornelus? popularity and diffusion

Cornelus is the 1,058,336th most frequently occurring last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 30,879,432 people. The last name Cornelus is mostly found in Europe, where 45 percent of Cornelus live; 44 percent live in Western Europe and 26 percent live in Germanic Europe. Cornelus is also the 175,263rd most numerous first name in the world, held by 1,883 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Belgium, where it is borne by 77 people, or 1 in 149,307. In Belgium it is most common in: Flemish Region, where 81 percent live, Walloon Region, where 18 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 1 percent live. Barring Belgium this last name occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 20 percent live and France, where 14 percent live.

Cornelus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cornelus has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Cornelus surname contracted 85 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cornelus Last Name Statistics demography

Cornelus earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 19.7% less than the national average, earning $34,650 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Cornelus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Cornelus in the Oriya language
କରେନଲୁସkarenalusa-

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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
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  • 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 Cornelus
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