Ellway Surname

1,239,697th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 187 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Ellway Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ellway Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England861:647,88437,755
Australia501:539,91440,287
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
Wales71:224,0598,079

Ellway Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ellway occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Ellway click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ellway? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,239,697th most frequent family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 38,970,834 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 49 percent of Ellway are found; 49 percent are found in Northern Europe and 49 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Ellway is most prevalent in England, where it is carried by 86 people, or 1 in 647,884. In England it is mostly found in: Gloucestershire, where 34 percent live, Greater London, where 12 percent live and Cornwall, where 10 percent live. Outside of England this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 27 percent live and The United States, where 14 percent live.

Ellway Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ellway has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 956 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 57 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ellway Last Name Statistics demography

Ellway earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.1% less than the national average, earning $37,927 USD per year.

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Hellwaht711/
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Holway671,105/
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Halway6745/
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Elluas671/
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Eselwa671/
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Jelwah671/
Helwas671/
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Ellvys671/
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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 Ellway
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