Cornilus Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Marshall Islands

Cornilus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cornilus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
France91:7,380,302306,885
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Marshall Islands11:51,8212,326
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Cornilus (138) may also be a first name.

Cornilus Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cornilus is most common in Nigeria. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cornilus? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,100,440th most frequently occurring surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 45 percent of Cornilus are found; 43 percent are found in West Africa and 43 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Cornilus is also the 787,636th most commonly occurring forename throughout the world It is held by 138 people.

It is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 10,420,162. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Kogi, where 41 percent reside, Benue, where 24 percent reside and Abia, where 6 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in France, where 23 percent reside and The United States, where 23 percent reside.

Cornilus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cornilus has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Cornilus surname fell 31 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cornilus Last Name Statistics demography

Cornilus earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 60.49% less than the national average, earning $17,050 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 Cornilus
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