Eliwan Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Eliwan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Eliwan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Eliwan (21) may also be a first name.

Eliwan Last Name Facts

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

Eliwan is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Eliwan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 10,311,814th most frequently occurring family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Eliwan occurs predominantly in Africa, where 33 percent of Eliwan reside; 33 percent reside in East Africa and 33 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most commonly held first name globally. It is borne by 21 people.

The last name Eliwan is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 46,179,900. In Kenya Eliwan is most numerous in: Turkana County, where 100 percent reside. Beside Kenya this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 33 percent reside and The Philippines, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eliwane921/
Elhaiwan8611/
Helliwan861/
Heliwang861/
Aliwan834,730/
Elewan8317/
Oliwan8311/
Elivan839/
Eluwan837/
Iliwan832/
Eliban831/
Olaiwan7733/
Alaiwan7729/
Alihwan7727/
Oleiwan7722/
Iliwane7714/
Ilihwan7711/
Elehwan776/
Elivain775/
Etlewan775/
Elhewan774/
Elaywan772/
Haliwan771/
Illiwan771/
Aliewan771/
Ellewan771/
Gelewan771/
Helewan771/
Elewane771/
Oelivan771/
Eleivan771/
Alliwan770/
Hellivan7115/
Elhaywan719/
Helewane714/
Eullivan713/
Helisvan712/
Helievan711/
Hailiwan711/
Alhaiwan711/
Halliwan711/
Gelewean711/
Ealivand711/
Gellivan710/
Olivan675,875/
Elivanova67286/
Elevan67212/
Aluwan6762/
Elivon6750/
Ilivan6734/
Alivan6723/
Elewon6713/
Alewan6711/
Jliban675/
Aljwan675/
Eluvan675/
Oliwon674/
Iliban673/
Aliwon673/
Eliouaina671/
Oluwan671/
Illihwane671/

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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 Eliwan
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