Corway Surname

2,237,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

Corway Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Corway Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland341:138,4986,546
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
United States121:30,204,911765,334
England31:18,572,686338,250
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland521:85,1905,835
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Corway Last Name Facts

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

The last name Corway has its highest incidence in Ireland. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Corway? popularity and diffusion

The last name Corway is the 2,237,939th most numerous surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 101,215,916 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 51 percent of Corway are found; 51 percent are found in Northern Europe and 51 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name Corway is most commonly held in Ireland, where it is borne by 34 people, or 1 in 138,498. In Ireland Corway is mostly concentrated in: Leinster, where 100 percent reside. Not including Ireland this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 32 percent reside and The United States, where 17 percent reside.

Corway Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Corway has changed through the years. In Ireland the share of the population with the last name declined 35 percent between 1901 and 2014; in The United States it rose 150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Corway Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Catholic (98%) in Ireland.

The amount Corway earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 32.55% less than the national average, earning $29,104 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.59% more than the national average, earning $54,945 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Corrway9266/
Corwa911/
Carway83205/
Chorwa83175/
Corbay8374/
Corwye834/
Corrwa832/
Korway832/
Corwey831/
Corvay830/
Charway775,525/
Corbaye7750/
Carrway7727/
Coirbay7710/
Carwayu777/
Chorbay775/
Courbay773/
Zorwayi772/
Chorwey771/
Korwaya771/
Czorbay771/
Corby738,077/
Korwa736,932/
Corba731,387/
Corva73342/
Carwa73134/
Corua73109/
Zorwa7362/
Curwy7320/
Corwe737/
Corvy737/
Corwi732/
Curwa732/
Korwy731/
Charwayu717/
Chorwahe717/
Dzorwayi711/
Ciorba676,419/
Chorba672,172/
Corboy671,161/
Corbea671,013/
Karway671,007/
Corbey67656/
Zarway67534/
Corvea67526/
Carbay67386/
Chorwe67367/
Courby67237/
Corvey67160/
Korwua67160/
Chorva6779/
Charwa6772/
Dzorwa6759/
Corvah6748/
Korwah6743/
Corrua6733/
Carvay6731/
Corbau6729/
Curbay6728/
Courba6712/
Kourwa679/
Chorua677/
Korwad677/
Corbah676/
Korwaa675/
Corvas675/
Korwai673/
Carwey672/
Corbai672/
Kerway672/
Zorwah672/
Zoorwa671/
Qorbay671/
Curuay671/
Corvaz671/
Corbuy671/
Corbìa671/
Qorwaa671/
Coerva671/
Corvat671/
Korzwa671/
Khorwa671/
Corvae671/
Korvay671/
Chorvy671/
Chourwahe671/
Corbiy671/
Csorva671/
Coruea671/
Corvai671/
Corwei671/
Zorwai671/
Corwit670/
Corvoy670/
Corvap670/
Corrvy670/

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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 Corway
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