Cornway Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Cornway Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cornway Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Cornway Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cornway is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cornway? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,593,402nd most frequently occurring family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 33 percent of Cornway live; 33 percent live in North America and 33 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Cornway is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Virginia, where 100 percent are found. Excluding The United States Cornway is found in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 17 percent are found and Germany, where 17 percent are found.

Cornway Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Cornway has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Cornway surname contracted 67 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cornway Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kornway8614/
Carnway862/
Cornwat860/
Cornua771/
Cornby770/
Cornuat7126/
Cornbau716/
Cornuey712/
Chornby711/
Cornboy711/
Cornuad711/
Carnwea711/
Karnway711/
Cornnba710/
Corrnby710/
Chornbaj675/
Cornweii673/
Zornwhea671/
Cornwith671/
Cornwich671/
Cornwepp671/

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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 Cornway
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