Family name Chord (科德 
, Corda 
, Chord 
) , all around the world, is a common cognomen. The cognomen Chord is characteristic of Italy, where it is quite a common surname, Bahrain, where it is quite a rare surname, and Philippines. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in Italy, Philippines, and France. Much less frequently, Chord is the forename as well as the last name.