Connway 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

Connway Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Connway Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States611:823,25750,999

Connway Last Name Facts

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

Connway has its highest incidence in The United States. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Connway.

How Common Is The Last Name Connway? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,593,402nd most common last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 83 percent of Connway are found; 83 percent are found in North America and 83 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 72,491,787. In The United States Connway is primarily found in: California, where 20 percent are found, Illinois, where 20 percent are found and Indiana, where 20 percent are found. Outside of The United States this surname is found in one country. It is also common in England, where 17 percent are found.

Connway Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Connway has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 92 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Connway Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Conway92106,592/
Conwway865/
Conways863/
Conwaya861/
Qconway861/
Chonway861/
Counway861/
Conwayt860/
Coonway860/
Sconway860/
Conwhay860/
Conwaay860/
Comnway860/
Conwauy860/
Conwa839/
Conwy839/
Konway77556/
Sonway7779/
Comway7741/
Convay7727/
Conwey7714/
Conwat7710/
Canway778/
Zonway776/
Conbay775/
Chonwa774/
Conwai773/
Jonway772/
Conwah771/
Conwoy771/
Cotnwy771/
Counwa771/
Cunway771/
Konnwa771/
Connby771/
Csonwa771/
Conuay770/
Connvy770/
Coonwy770/
Kohnway71189/
Konwayo7156/
Konwaye7130/
Zonwaye7127/
Chanway7113/
Conhuay719/
Connuah717/
Conwath714/
Konnwah712/
Chounwa712/
Conwooy711/
Kounway711/
Sonwaye711/
Koinway711/
Khonway711/
Tchonwa711/
Chonwai711/
Connboy711/
Coonwat711/
Conwaja711/
Cannbay710/
Jannway710/
Sonwa671,739/
Konwa67508/
Conwi67350/
Convy67274/
Conba67232/
Canwa6766/
Conby6728/
Conva6710/
Tchonbay679/
Jonwa677/
Khonwayo675/
Tchounwa672/
Zonwa671/
Choonwai671/

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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 Connway
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