Conway Surname
Approximately 106,592 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 61,510 | 1:5,893 | 687 |
| England | 16,477 | 1:3,382 | 450 |
| Ireland | 7,382 | 1:638 | 108 |
| Australia | 7,016 | 1:3,848 | 551 |
| Canada | 5,046 | 1:7,302 | 1,079 |
| Scotland | 2,075 | 1:2,580 | 478 |
| Northern Ireland | 1,862 | 1:991 | 195 |
| South Africa | 1,076 | 1:50,351 | 6,384 |
| Wales | 833 | 1:3,715 | 404 |
| New Zealand | 747 | 1:6,062 | 1,016 |
| Sri Lanka | 292 | 1:71,262 | 7,441 |
| Thailand | 235 | 1:300,589 | 51,827 |
| Guyana | 222 | 1:3,433 | 632 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Liberia | 146 | 1:30,195 | 2,888 |
| Spain | 111 | 1:421,190 | 22,576 |
| Germany | 96 | 1:838,599 | 60,830 |
| Dominican Republic | 85 | 1:122,740 | 5,063 |
| Singapore | 77 | 1:71,529 | 2,869 |
| Bahrain | 73 | 1:18,474 | 3,432 |
| Brazil | 68 | 1:3,148,152 | 91,004 |
| Israel | 43 | 1:199,015 | 19,367 |
| Iraq | 42 | 1:833,849 | 11,429 |
| France | 40 | 1:1,660,568 | 152,033 |
| Netherlands | 40 | 1:422,179 | 43,576 |
| United Arab Emirates | 39 | 1:234,930 | 15,673 |
| Mexico | 38 | 1:3,266,479 | 23,844 |
| India | 37 | 1:20,731,497 | 300,213 |
| Guam | 33 | 1:4,852 | 643 |
| Switzerland | 33 | 1:248,876 | 20,666 |
| Isle of Man | 30 | 1:2,861 | 575 |
| Argentina | 28 | 1:1,526,550 | 84,030 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Sweden | 26 | 1:378,721 | 26,697 |
| Zimbabwe | 26 | 1:593,778 | 45,605 |
| Malaysia | 25 | 1:1,179,769 | 51,323 |
| Bermuda | 22 | 1:2,967 | 463 |
| Guernsey | 22 | 1:2,929 | 767 |
| New Caledonia | 21 | 1:13,153 | 3,514 |
| Norway | 21 | 1:244,871 | 26,357 |
| China | 20 | 1:68,366,078 | 3,721 |
| Jersey | 20 | 1:4,960 | 981 |
| Jamaica | 16 | 1:179,372 | 5,614 |
| Denmark | 15 | 1:376,314 | 25,792 |
| Estonia | 15 | 1:88,120 | 15,474 |
| Cyprus | 14 | 1:63,205 | 6,078 |
| Hungary | 14 | 1:701,163 | 38,752 |
| Philippines | 13 | 1:7,787,556 | 197,164 |
| Czechia | 11 | 1:966,679 | 76,885 |
| Gibraltar | 10 | 1:3,395 | 741 |
| Guatemala | 10 | 1:1,608,267 | 5,853 |
| Italy | 10 | 1:6,115,669 | 111,715 |
| Indonesia | 9 | 1:14,694,355 | 460,137 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| Panama | 9 | 1:434,695 | 8,518 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Austria | 8 | 1:1,064,429 | 75,134 |
| Hong Kong | 8 | 1:916,935 | 4,774 |
| Japan | 8 | 1:15,980,537 | 47,042 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| British Virgin Islands | 7 | 1:4,513 | 453 |
| South Korea | 7 | 1:7,320,037 | 1,243 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 6 | 1:9,200 | 695 |
| Turkey | 6 | 1:12,970,237 | 144,247 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| Chile | 4 | 1:4,404,118 | 44,633 |
| Ecuador | 4 | 1:3,976,462 | 28,589 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Vanuatu | 4 | 1:65,819 | 1,151 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 1:7,551,019 | 53,668 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | 1:5,894,165 | 166,702 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Slovakia | 3 | 1:1,778,817 | 104,392 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Barbados | 2 | 1:143,724 | 1,981 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 6,826 | 1:649 | 101 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4,550 | 1:5,357 | 816 |
| Scotland | 815 | 1:4,593 | 726 |
| Wales | 248 | 1:6,324 | 413 |
| Jersey | 16 | 1:3,243 | 531 |
| Isle of Man | 2 | 1:27,135 | 1,659 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13,651 | 1:3,679 | 441 |
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.
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
(Irish, Scottish) Grandson of Connmhach; dweller at the sign of the yellow hunting dog; one who came from Conway (noisy or stormy), in Scotland.
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.
(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.
A location name in North Wales.
Conway Demographics
Conway Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Conway Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Conway Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Conway (Arabic: كونوي) occurs most in The United States. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Conway? popularity and diffusion
Conway is the 5,312th most prevalent family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 68,369 people. Conway occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 63 percent of Conway live; 62 percent live in North America and 62 percent live in Anglo-North America. Conway is also the 128,550th most frequent forename throughout the world, held by 3,136 people.
The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 61,510 people, or 1 in 5,893. In The United States it is primarily found in: California, where 8 percent live, New York, where 8 percent live and Texas, where 6 percent live. Apart from The United States Conway is found in 113 countries. It also occurs in England, where 15 percent live and Ireland, where 7 percent live.
Conway Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Conway has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Conway last name increased 451 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 362 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 108 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 255 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 336 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Conway Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Conway last name is primarily Catholic (95%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Conway last name are 8.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55% 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
Conway Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Conway in the Arabic language | ||
| كونوي | kwnwy | - |
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