Conwy Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Wales
Highest density in:
Wales

Conwy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Conwy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales51:618,90625,852
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Conwy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Conwy occurs more in Wales more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Conwy? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,360,413th most numerous family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Conwy are found; 67 percent are found in Northern Europe and 67 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most widely held in Wales, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 618,906. In Wales it is most common in: Conwy County Borough, where 80 percent reside and Gwynedd, where 20 percent reside. Other than Wales this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent reside and England, where 11 percent reside.

Conwy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Conwy has changed through the years. In Wales the number of people carrying the Conwy last name expanded 250 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Conwy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Conwy surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Conway91106,592/
Conwey9114/
Cotnwy911/
Conwoy911/
Coonwy910/
Connway836/
Conwway835/
Conways833/
Counway831/
Qconway831/
Chonway831/
Conwooy831/
Conwauy830/
Conwhay830/
Coonway830/
Conwayt830/
Conwaay830/
Comnway830/
Conwi80350/
Convy80274/
Conby8028/
Conwa809/
Conboy735,165/
Convey731,765/
Konway73556/
Convoy73193/
Comway7341/
Conweh7330/
Convay7327/
Canway738/
Zonway736/
Conbay735/
Conwie733/
Conwai733/
Conbey732/
Cojnby732/
Konwey731/
Canwey731/
Counwa731/
Cunway731/
Conwer731/
Csonwa731/
Chonwi731/
Konwyo731/
Connby731/
Conuay730/
Connvy730/
Counby730/
Conuey730/
Kohnway67189/
Chanway6713/
Conhuay679/
Tchonwe678/
Chonwai671/
Khonway671/
Koinway671/
Kounway671/
Conveys671/
Connboy671/
Convoyt670/
Conwith670/
Counboy670/

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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 Conwy
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