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 is more commonly found in Ireland than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Corway? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,237,939th most prevalent family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 101,215,916 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 51 percent of Corway reside; 51 percent reside in Northern Europe and 51 percent reside in British Isles.

It is most frequently used in Ireland, where it is held by 34 people, or 1 in 138,498. In Ireland Corway is mostly found in: Leinster, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Ireland this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found 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 number of people bearing the Corway last name declined 35 percent between 1901 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Corway Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly 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
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  • 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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