Cornfield Surname

188,860th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,238 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Cornfield Surname Definition:

From the German, Kornfeld; a personal name.

Cornfield Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel7491:11,4251,748
United States5531:655,44152,505
England4841:115,12011,771
Canada2961:124,47813,021
Scotland721:74,3595,625
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
Wales141:221,03813,576
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
France61:11,070,454349,096
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland121:369,15613,616
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2471:98,68610,010
Wales251:62,7373,061
Scotland111:340,29210,329
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States481:1,046,22361,047

Cornfield Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the German, Kornfeld; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Cornfield Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cornfield occurs more in Israel more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cornfield? popularity and diffusion

It is the 188,860th most common last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 3,256,276 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 35 percent of Cornfield are found; 35 percent are found in North America and 35 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Cornfield is most widely held in Israel, where it is held by 749 people, or 1 in 11,425. In Israel Cornfield is most common in: Central District, where 27 percent are found, Tel Aviv District, where 18 percent are found and Jerusalem District, where 17 percent are found. Apart from Israel this surname exists in 21 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent are found and England, where 22 percent are found.

Cornfield Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cornfield has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Cornfield surname increased 1,152 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 196 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 655 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it decreased 44 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cornfield Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Cornfield surname is predominantly Catholic (92%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Cornfield last name are 11.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.33% registered with the party.

The amount Cornfield earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 88.7% more than the national average, earning R 448,416 per year; in United States they earn 33.56% more than the national average, earning $57,631 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.03% more than the national average, earning $51,685 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Corenfield9517/
Cornfeld94168/
Kornfield89336/
Corenfeld8919/
Corinfeld8913/
Cornfeldt897/
Carnfield891/
Korenfield8421/
Kornfeld824,019/
Korenfeld78230/
Korinfeld7845/
Kornfeldt7824/
Carnfeldt788/
Korrenfeld7412/
Kornfelt7119/
Kornfilt7117/
Kornfled711/
Kornfeldová7029/
Karenfeld6726/
Carenfelt6720/
Koremfeld671/
Kornfält5916/
Karnfelt592/
Carmfelt591/

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