Conway Forename

128,550th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 3,136 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Nauru

Conway Forename Definition:

A Celtic name, meaning: He takes the wise course.

Conway Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States
100%
1,9851:182,6386,701
South Africa
99%
 
2881:189,34912,452
England
99%
 
1971:282,2487,314
Canada
100%
1391:238,3708,449
Jamaica-1321:21,8431,738
Wales
96%
 
591:52,4461,780
Papua New Guinea
100%
451:181,16315,605
New Zealand-431:105,4894,359
Australia-311:440,5687,424
Zimbabwe
100%
251:616,95325,845
Scotland
90%
 
231:232,6253,902
Philippines
95%
 
201:5,300,47490,157
Ireland
91%
 
151:309,5684,642
China-111:124,186,88965,712
Liberia
100%
111:401,09611,764
Hong Kong-101:775,2725,181
Germany
50%
 
71:13,811,12541,547
Trinidad and Tobago
100%
71:194,48810,722
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
100%
71:15,9402,043
Solomon Islands-71:82,9944,768
Belize
100%
71:50,6163,777
Malaysia
100%
71:4,349,991105,289
Belgium
100%
61:1,915,00718,066
Singapore
100%
51:1,257,41116,611
Bermuda-41:16,2061,525
Brazil-41:53,559,038368,334
Israel
 
67%
31:2,800,97324,529
Guyana-31:254,42114,062
Barbados-31:96,5962,324
Panama-31:1,302,18625,104
Russia-21:72,116,852125,484
Northern Ireland
100%
21:921,5733,058
Netherlands
100%
21:8,451,04232,813
Croatia
100%
21:2,108,53815,895
Japan-21:63,993,02872,606
Nigeria
100%
21:88,782,180420,186
Honduras-11:8,817,46733,018
Botswana-11:2,184,44921,741
Zambia-11:15,854,79466,637
Cayman Islands-11:61,2992,487
Venezuela-11:30,201,893231,239
United Arab Emirates-11:7,151,99394,323
Grenada
100%
11:108,1254,208
Taiwan-11:23,769,682193,280
Sri Lanka-11:20,799,08716,824
South Korea-11:5,544,42137,250
India-11:1,214,877,9714,759,450
Malta-11:429,3603,141
Marshall Islands
100%
11:51,2305,014
Mauritius-11:1,297,78413,721
Namibia-11:2,404,17916,970
Nauru
100%
11:11,927903
Norway-11:5,132,32937,513

Conway (106,592) may also be a surname.

Conway Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Celtic name, meaning: He takes the wise course.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

Conway Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chonway923/
Coonway921/
Conwaya921/
Cohnway921/
Conwy915/
Conwa913/
Choonway861/
Konway8310/
Conwey8310/
Conwae838/
Chonwa836/
Conbay836/
Canway834/
Convay832/
Conwah831/
Conuay831/
Tchonwa7726/
Chonhwa773/
Chonwey772/
Zonwaye771/
Hconwey771/
Zoinway771/
Conwaja771/
Conbaye771/
Chanway771/
Chonwah771/
Chonbay771/
Canwaya771/
Canwa7327/
Konwa7324/
Zonwa7323/
Convy7311/
Cunwa735/
Conwe733/
Conva732/
Conua732/
Conba732/
Comwa731/
Tchounwa7121/
Choonhwa717/
Choonwey711/
Choonwai711/
Tchonbay711/
Choonwha711/
Chanwa67659/
Chonwi67148/
Convey6775/
Chunwa6769/
Combay6737/
Convoy6720/
Konwai6715/
Convas6712/
Conwie679/
Chonva678/
Conboy677/
Canbay677/
Conwee677/
Chonba675/
Counba674/
Kounwa674/
Kanway672/
Konwah672/
Koonwa672/
Convad672/
Convah672/
Conwed672/
Conwei672/
Dsonwa672/
Canwey671/
Cahnwa671/
Camway671/
Convau671/
Konwua671/
Kohnwa671/
Conuah671/
Tchonbaye671/
Konvay671/
Khonwa671/
Qonbay671/
Zonwai671/
Conwet671/
Conwes671/
Conweh671/
Canvay671/
Convae671/
Cunhwa671/
Conbey671/
Conbah671/
Comwey671/
Conmba671/
Coinba671/
Chonwe671/
Chonby671/
Canwua671/
Konwea671/

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