Elaw Surname
Approximately 577 people bear this surname
Elaw Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 305 | 1:301,429 | 19,796 |
| Saudi Arabia | 239 | 1:129,104 | 17,726 |
| Malaysia | 18 | 1:1,638,568 | 67,452 |
| Philippines | 9 | 1:11,248,691 | 221,039 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Elaw (36) may also be a first name.
Elaw Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Elaw Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Elaw is held by more people in Egypt than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Elaw? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 552,857th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 12,630,062 people. Elaw occurs predominantly in Africa, where 54 percent of Elaw reside; 53 percent reside in North Africa and 53 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Elaw is also the 1,717,090th most frequent first name internationally, borne by 36 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Egypt, where it is borne by 305 people, or 1 in 301,429. Barring Egypt Elaw is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 41 percent reside and Malaysia, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elhaw | 89 | 1,228 | / |
| Elawe | 89 | 66 | / |
| Ellaw | 89 | 16 | / |
| Elgaw | 89 | 4 | / |
| Elaiw | 89 | 4 | / |
| Elaws | 89 | 2 | / |
| Elawh | 89 | 1 | / |
| Eliaw | 89 | 1 | / |
| Helaw | 89 | 1 | / |
| Etlaw | 89 | 1 | / |
| Elhawe | 80 | 154 | / |
| Elaiwe | 80 | 4 | / |
| Elhawz | 80 | 4 | / |
| Eelawe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Eliawe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ellavw | 80 | 1 | / |
| Elleaw | 80 | 0 | / |
| Elaf | 75 | 1,816 | / |
| Alaw | 75 | 544 | / |
| Ilaw | 75 | 516 | / |
| Elow | 75 | 112 | / |
| Olaw | 75 | 82 | / |
| Elab | 75 | 50 | / |
| Elav | 75 | 7 | / |
| Jlaw | 75 | 2 | / |
| Elashwh | 73 | 4 | / |
| Elaaf | 67 | 6,876 | / |
| Eliab | 67 | 2,284 | / |
| Elova | 67 | 1,994 | / |
| Elowa | 67 | 616 | / |
| Allaw | 67 | 443 | / |
| Eliav | 67 | 236 | / |
| Halaw | 67 | 231 | / |
| Helow | 67 | 165 | / |
| Elowe | 67 | 158 | / |
| Ellow | 67 | 148 | / |
| Gelav | 67 | 147 | / |
| Ellab | 67 | 145 | / |
| Aalaw | 67 | 118 | / |
| Ilawe | 67 | 109 | / |
| Helaf | 67 | 104 | / |
| Yilaw | 67 | 35 | / |
| Elhaf | 67 | 32 | / |
| Elhab | 67 | 27 | / |
| Gelaf | 67 | 27 | / |
| Helav | 67 | 26 | / |
| Ehlow | 67 | 23 | / |
| Aliaw | 67 | 15 | / |
| Eliaf | 67 | 14 | / |
| Alhaw | 67 | 12 | / |
| Elaff | 67 | 10 | / |
| Elauf | 67 | 8 | / |
| Elaib | 67 | 7 | / |
| Helab | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ealab | 67 | 4 | / |
| Elgaf | 67 | 4 | / |
| Alyaw | 67 | 3 | / |
| Elhav | 67 | 3 | / |
| Eliow | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jilaw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jlaiw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eleiw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Alawf | 67 | 2 | / |
| Elaab | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eilaf | 67 | 2 | / |
| Elayb | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ahlaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elabh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elaft | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alajw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ellahawe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ollaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aelaf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Illaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alawh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elowf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elavs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elafe | 67 | 1 | / |
| O'Law | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eelaf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elhow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eilab | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ilhaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hilaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alavw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eulow | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Elaw
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