Elwa Surname
Approximately 1,026 people bear this surname
Elwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 397 | 1:231,576 | 16,276 |
| Uganda | 342 | 1:114,150 | 11,045 |
| DR Congo | 144 | 1:513,053 | 40,658 |
| Philippines | 82 | 1:1,234,612 | 95,620 |
| Nigeria | 14 | 1:12,653,054 | 227,444 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| Syria | 9 | 1:2,144,558 | 9,551 |
| Niger | 6 | 1:3,198,670 | 54,540 |
| Mauritania | 5 | 1:818,973 | 23,459 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Elwa (550) may also be a first name.
Elwa Demographics
Average Elwa Salary in
United States
$18,562 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Elwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Elwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Elwa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻋﻠﻮ) occurs more in Egypt more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Elwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 354,583rd most frequently held family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 7,102,871 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Elwa live; 39 percent live in North Africa and 39 percent live in Arabic North Africa. Elwa is also the 359,069th most widely held first name globally, held by 550 people.
The last name Elwa is most frequently held in Egypt, where it is held by 397 people, or 1 in 231,576. Outside of Egypt this last name is found in 21 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 33 percent live and The DR Congo, where 14 percent live.
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
Elwa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Elwa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻋﻠﻮ | alw | 66.67 |
| ﻋﻠﻴﻮﻩ | lywh | 33.33 |
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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
- 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 Elwa
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