Conway Surname

5,312th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 106,592 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Conway Surname Definition:

(Celtic) the Irish name Conway is a genit. form (Con + mhaighe) from the nom. Cú-mhaighe = Hound of the Plain [cú, genit. con, a hound] Cú-mhaighe was a common Irish personal name. Anglicized Cooey and absurdly Quintin.—Joyce.

Conway Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61,5101:5,893687
England16,4771:3,382450
Ireland7,3821:638108
Australia7,0161:3,848551
Canada5,0461:7,3021,079
Scotland2,0751:2,580478
Northern Ireland1,8621:991195
South Africa1,0761:50,3516,384
Wales8331:3,715404
New Zealand7471:6,0621,016
Sri Lanka2921:71,2627,441
Thailand2351:300,58951,827
Guyana2221:3,433632
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Liberia1461:30,1952,888
Spain1111:421,19022,576
Germany961:838,59960,830
Dominican Republic851:122,7405,063
Singapore771:71,5292,869
Bahrain731:18,4743,432
Brazil681:3,148,15291,004
Israel431:199,01519,367
Iraq421:833,84911,429
France401:1,660,568152,033
Netherlands401:422,17943,576
United Arab Emirates391:234,93015,673
Mexico381:3,266,47923,844
India371:20,731,497300,213
Guam331:4,852643
Switzerland331:248,87620,666
Isle of Man301:2,861575
Argentina281:1,526,55084,030
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Sweden261:378,72126,697
Zimbabwe261:593,77845,605
Malaysia251:1,179,76951,323
Bermuda221:2,967463
Guernsey221:2,929767
New Caledonia211:13,1533,514
Norway211:244,87126,357
China201:68,366,0783,721
Jersey201:4,960981
Jamaica161:179,3725,614
Denmark151:376,31425,792
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Cyprus141:63,2056,078
Hungary141:701,16338,752
Philippines131:7,787,556197,164
Czechia111:966,67976,885
Gibraltar101:3,395741
Guatemala101:1,608,2675,853
Italy101:6,115,669111,715
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Panama91:434,6958,518
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Hong Kong81:916,9354,774
Japan81:15,980,53747,042
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
British Virgin Islands71:4,513453
South Korea71:7,320,0371,243
Saint Kitts and Nevis61:9,200695
Turkey61:12,970,237144,247
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Ecuador41:3,976,46228,589
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Vanuatu41:65,8191,151
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland6,8261:649101
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4,5501:5,357816
Scotland8151:4,593726
Wales2481:6,324413
Jersey161:3,243531
Isle of Man21:27,1351,659
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States13,6511:3,679441

Conway (3,136) may also be a first name.

Conway Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) the Irish name Conway is a genit. form (Con + mhaighe) from the nom. Cú-mhaighe = Hound of the Plain [cú, genit. con, a hound] Cú-mhaighe was a common Irish personal name. Anglicized Cooey and absurdly Quintin.—Joyce.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

This is used as the anglicized form of several Gaelic surnames, the more important being Mac Connmhaigh (Thomond), Ó Conbhuidhe (Easky, Co. Sligo) and Ó Connmhacháin (Co. Mayo). IF 92, 93 and MIF 189; Map Mayo and Sligo

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Irish, Scottish) Grandson of Connmhach; dweller at the sign of the yellow hunting dog; one who came from Conway (noisy or stormy), in Scotland.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

One of the few local surnames adopted from places in Wales. The extinct noble family was traced to 5 Richard II. Conway or Aberconway is in co. Caernarvon.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(Br. and Celtic.) Local. From a river of that name in Wales, which issues from a lake in Merionethshire, and flows through a fertile vale of the same name, and enters the Irish Sea, at Aberconway; from Con, head, chief, and wy, a river.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

A location name in North Wales.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Conway Last Name Facts

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

The last name Conway (Arabic: كونوي) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Conway? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,312th most commonly occurring last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 68,369 people. The surname Conway occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 63 percent of Conway are found; 62 percent are found in North America and 62 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Conway is also the 128,550th most prevalent forename on earth. It is borne by 3,136 people.

The last name Conway is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 61,510 people, or 1 in 5,893. In The United States Conway is mostly found in: California, where 8 percent reside, New York, where 8 percent reside and Texas, where 6 percent reside. Barring The United States this surname occurs in 113 countries. It also occurs in England, where 15 percent reside and Ireland, where 7 percent reside.

Conway Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Conway has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Conway last name rose 451 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 362 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 108 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 255 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 336 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Conway Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Conway last name is primarily Catholic (95%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Conway last name are 8.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Conway earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 1.2% more than the national average, earning 350,250 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 48.05% more than the national average, earning R 351,828 per year; in United States they earn 3.8% more than the national average, earning $44,790 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.07% more than the national average, earning $50,216 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Connway926/
Conwway925/
Conways923/
Qconway921/
Chonway921/
Conwaya921/
Counway921/
Conwhay920/
Coonway920/
Conwayt920/
Conwaay920/
Comnway920/
Conwauy920/
Conwy919/
Conwa919/
Konway83556/
Comway8341/
Convay8327/
Conwey8314/
Conwat8310/
Canway838/
Zonway836/
Conbay835/
Chonwa834/
Conwai833/
Conwoy831/
Cotnwy831/
Counwa831/
Cunway831/
Conwah831/
Csonwa831/
Conuay830/
Coonwy830/
Kohnway77189/
Konwayo7756/
Konwaye7730/
Zonwaye7727/
Chanway7713/
Conhuay779/
Conwath774/
Chounwa772/
Conwaja771/
Conwooy771/
Kounway771/
Koinway771/
Khonway771/
Tchonwa771/
Chonwai771/
Coonwat771/
Konwa73508/
Conwi73350/
Convy73274/
Conba73232/
Canwa7366/
Conby7328/
Conva7310/
Zonwa731/
Tchonbay719/
Khonwayo715/
Tchounwa712/
Choonwai711/
Conboy675,165/
Canbay675,122/
Convey671,765/
Tchonbaye67387/
Konwea67323/
Convoy67193/
Combay67130/
Konwai67106/
Chanwa6787/
Kounwa6774/
Kanway6745/
Conweh6730/
Konwua6729/
Zanway6717/
Cunuay6717/
Tsonwa6710/
Cunbay677/
Zonwah677/
Dsonwa676/
Zonwai676/
Comvay675/
Chunwa675/
Konvay673/
Kunway673/
Conwie673/
Convas673/
Conbey672/
Zhonwa672/
Konwah672/
Cojnby672/
Canuay672/
Konwad671/
Konwas671/
Canwey671/
Counba671/
Cumway671/
Convai671/
Conwer671/
Camway671/
Konnwa671/
Konwey671/
Connby671/
Konwyo671/
Cunwas671/
Convad671/
Konhwa671/
Zounwa671/
Chonwi671/
Choonhwai671/
Convat671/
Qanway671/
Khonwa671/
Canvay670/
Conuey670/
Connvy670/
Convah670/
Counby670/

Conway Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Conway in the Arabic language
كونويkwnwy-

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