Cornwal Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Ireland

Cornwal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cornwal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Cornwal Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cornwal occurs most in Brazil. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cornwal? popularity and diffusion

Cornwal is the 5,391,485th most frequently occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 85 percent of Cornwal reside; 54 percent reside in South America and 46 percent reside in Luso-South America.

The last name is most commonly used in Brazil, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 35,679,055. In Brazil it is mostly concentrated in: São Paulo, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Brazil Cornwal exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 31 percent are found and Ireland, where 8 percent are found.

Cornwal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cornwal has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Cornwal surname contracted 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cornwall9310,103/
Cornwald930/
Cornwalt930/
Cornwwall881/
Cornval861/
Kornwald8013/
Carnwall8011/
Cornuald801/
Cornvale800/
Carnwalth751/
Karnwal711,170/
Kornval7138/
Kurnwal711/
Carnval711/
Carnbal710/
Carnvale6717/
Kharnwal671/
Karnwall671/
Karnval57424/
Karnual571/
Karnbal571/
Carmvall5313/
Carimbal533/
Karnvall531/
Karimwal531/

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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 Cornwal
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