Elwai Surname
Approximately 61 people bear this surname
Elwai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 54 | 1:150,995 | 20,848 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Elwai (36) may also be a first name.
Elwai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Elwai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Elwai is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Elwai? popularity and diffusion
The surname Elwai is the 2,460,878th most numerous family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 119,467,966 people. Elwai occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 89 percent of Elwai live; 89 percent live in Oceania Islands and 89 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Elwai is also the 1,717,090th most commonly held forename internationally, borne by 36 people.
The last name Elwai is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 54 people, or 1 in 150,995. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Chimbu, where 100 percent live. Not including Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 7 percent live and Egypt, where 2 percent live.
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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 Elwai
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