Elwa Surname

354,583rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,026 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Uganda

Elwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt3971:231,57616,276
Uganda3421:114,15011,045
DR Congo1441:513,05340,658
Philippines821:1,234,61295,620
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Syria91:2,144,5589,551
Niger61:3,198,67054,540
Mauritania51:818,97323,459
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Elwa (550) may also be a first name.

Elwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Elwa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻋﻠﻮ) is borne by more people in Egypt than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Elwa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 354,583rd most commonly occurring last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,102,871 people. The last name Elwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Elwa are found; 39 percent are found in North Africa and 39 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 359,069th most widespread first name internationally It is held by 550 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Egypt, where it is carried by 397 people, or 1 in 231,576. Without taking into account Egypt it occurs in 21 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 33 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 14 percent reside.

Elwa Last Name Statistics demography

Elwa earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 56.98% less than the national average, earning $18,562 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Helwa897,700/
Elway89371/
Elwai8961/
Elwau8954/
Elwaa8919/
Elwap897/
Ehlwa895/
Elwua894/
Elhwa894/
Ellwa892/
Eulwa891/
Aelwa891/
Ealwa891/
Elwahy80585/
Ellwaa80275/
Ellway80187/
Elways8032/
Helwah8010/
Elwash809/
Elwahd809/
Hellwa804/
Gelway803/
Elwatt802/
Helwad801/
Helway801/
Iselwa801/
Ehlwad801/
Eilewa801/
Etlewa801/
Elwuea801/
Helwai801/
Elwaaa801/
Ellwas801/
Ellwat801/
Eselwa801/
Etilwa801/
Helwas801/
Elwaya801/
Elweas801/
Etelwa801/
Elwaay801/
Elhlwa801/
Elhwat801/
Helwaa801/
Alwa758,973/
Elwy756,782/
Olwa754,092/
Elba753,228/
Elwi752,182/
Elva751,434/
Elua75521/
Ilwa75134/
Elwe75126/
Elwo7514/
Ylwa751/
Elwaidh7314/
Elwhash7310/
Hellway732/
Elwouha732/
Eatlwad731/
Ellwadt731/
Elwahch731/
Elwahap731/
Ellwahy731/
Ellwath730/
Elvas673,375/
Halwa672,313/
Elbay672,195/
Gelua671,962/
Alway671,292/
Elweu671,114/
Helva67735/
Hilwa67467/
Helba67403/
Alwai67385/
Alwah67295/
Eluay67152/
Gelva67115/
Yilwa6777/
Hylwa6774/
Elvaz6772/
Alhwa6760/
Helwe6759/
Elwii6751/
Elwie6732/
Elvay6732/
Ealba6730/
Helua6726/
Elvea6726/
Helwi6724/
Olwai6722/
Olway6721/
Holwa6720/
Alwau6718/
Aalwa6715/
Ellwe6715/
Elbau6714/
Olwaa6714/
Elwee6713/
Elwey6713/
Elbai678/
Elvad676/
Alwaa676/
Eluas676/
Elwér676/
Jilwa675/
Allwa675/
Elbaa674/
Elhua674/
Elwahshh674/
Elwyy674/
Elwez673/
Ealva673/
Eilua673/
Elhba673/
Olwua673/
Olwah673/
Ilwai673/
Olwea672/
Ellua672/
Ellwi672/
Elvau672/
Aelva672/
Oilwa671/
Heelehwa671/
Islwa671/
Ielva671/
Elbea671/
Elvai671/
Elvat671/
Elwei671/
Aelua671/
Alwua671/
Ollwa671/
Hellwaht671/
Elvah671/
Isselwat671/
Helwé671/
Elbaj671/
Eslva671/
Eilva671/
Jylwa671/
Olwha671/
Alwha671/
Jlwah671/
Ilway671/
Alwea670/

Elwa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Elwa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻋﻠﻮalw66.67
ﻋﻠﻴﻮﻩlywh33.33

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Elwa
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