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

The last name Connway is found most in The United States. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Connway? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,593,402nd most common family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 83 percent of Connway reside; 83 percent reside in North America and 83 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Connway is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 72,491,787. In The United States Connway is most common in: California, where 20 percent are found, Illinois, where 20 percent are found and Indiana, where 20 percent are found. Apart from The United States this last name exists in one country. It is also found in England, where 17 percent are found.

Connway Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Connway has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Connway last name declined 92 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Connway Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Connway 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
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  • 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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