Eldiwany Surname

532,873rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 606 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Eldiwany Surname User-submission:

The surname Eldiwany (El-Diwany) comes from the word diwany, meaning 'state writer', and the article el, meaning 'the'. It comes from the word diwan, which means 'register in which various state affairs are written' in Arabic.

Eldiwany Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt5801:158,51012,069
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Eldiwany Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Eldiwany (El-Diwany) comes from the word diwany, meaning 'state writer', and the article el, meaning 'the'. It comes from the word diwan, which means 'register in which various state affairs are written' in Arabic.

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Eldiwany Last Name Facts

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

Eldiwany is held by more people in Egypt than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Eldiwany? popularity and diffusion

The surname Eldiwany is the 532,873rd most numerous surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 12,025,653 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Eldiwany live; 96 percent live in North Africa and 96 percent live in Arabic North Africa.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Egypt, where it is borne by 580 people, or 1 in 158,510. Without taking into account Egypt this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 4 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.

Eldiwany Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Eldiwany are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 75% registered to vote for the party.

Eldiwany earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 23.23% less than the national average, earning $33,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eldewany88153/
Eldibany887/
Aldiwany884/
Aldiwani7511/
Eldibani752/
Eldebany752/
Eldivani751/
Eldebaney711/
Eldeweney711/
Heldivanio671/
Aldewani636/
Aldeweny631/
Eldivones591/
Aldhaivani561/

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