Cornilius Surname

1,955,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 91 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Cornilius Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cornilius Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria441:4,025,972113,480
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
France121:5,535,227269,324
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States371:1,357,26274,323

Cornilius (565) may also be a first name.

Cornilius Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cornilius is found most in Nigeria. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Cornilius.

How Common Is The Last Name Cornilius? popularity and diffusion

Cornilius is the 1,955,159th most common family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 80,082,922 people. The last name Cornilius is predominantly found in Africa, where 51 percent of Cornilius reside; 48 percent reside in West Africa and 48 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Cornilius is also the 353,173rd most widely held first name globally, held by 565 people.

The last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 44 people, or 1 in 4,025,972. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Ondo, where 34 percent are found, Bayelsa, where 23 percent are found and Kogi, where 16 percent are found. Besides Nigeria this last name is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 14 percent are found and France, where 13 percent are found.

Cornilius Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cornilius has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Cornilius last name decreased 76 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cornilius Last Name Statistics demography

Cornilius earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 75.57% less than the national average, earning $10,542 USD 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
  • 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 Cornilius
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