Cornow Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Cornow Surname Definition:

See Cornu or Cornutus. Robert Cornu or Cornut, William and Richard in Normandy, 1180-95 (Mag. Rot. Scac.).

Cornow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Cornow Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

See Cornu or Cornutus. Robert Cornu or Cornut, William and Richard in Normandy, 1180-95 (Mag. Rot. Scac.).

The Norman People (1874)

Cornow Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cornow is held by more people in Denmark than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cornow? popularity and diffusion

The last name Cornow is the 6,360,413th most frequently occurring family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 56 percent of Cornow reside; 56 percent reside in Northern Europe and 56 percent reside in Scandinavia.

It is most frequently held in Denmark, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 1,128,943. In Denmark it is primarily found in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 100 percent reside. Not including Denmark it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent reside and Indonesia, where 11 percent reside.

Cornow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Cornow has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Cornow surname decreased 81 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cournow9237/
Chornow929/
Curnow836,669/
Zornow831,440/
Carnow83275/
Kornow8362/
Jornow833/
Cornov833/
Tschornow807/
Charnow77265/
Chornov7759/
Kornowa7743/
Czarnow7723/
Korngow772/
Curnouw771/
Ccurnow771/
Cornova771/
Currnow771/
Churnow771/
Curnows771/
Corngaw770/
Chornova7176/
Cornhoff7132/
Sarnow67626/
Kornov67178/
Zarnow67130/
Jornov6797/
Karnow6788/
Kurnow6761/
Jarnow6725/
Carnov6711/
Kernow6710/
Zornov678/
Zornof676/
Curnaw673/
Qornov673/
Sornov672/
Curnov671/
Cornav671/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cornow
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