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
Average Male Conway Height
177.29 cm
Average Female Conway Height
162.47 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Conway Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Conway Come From? nationality or country of origin
Conway (Arabic: كونوي) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Conway? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,312th most frequently occurring surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 68,369 people. This surname 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. It is also the 128,550th most frequently occurring forename world-wide, borne by 3,136 people.
The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 61,510 people, or 1 in 5,893. In The United States Conway is mostly concentrated in: California, where 8 percent live, New York, where 8 percent live and Texas, where 6 percent live. Barring The United States this last name occurs in 113 countries. It is also found 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 surname grew 451 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 362 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 108 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 255 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 336 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Conway Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Conway surname is primarily Catholic (95%) in Ireland.
In The United States Conway are 8.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55% being registered to vote for the political 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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