Elwai Surname

2,460,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61 people bear this surname

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

Elwai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elwai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea541:150,99520,848
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Helwai911/
Elwaiy911/
Elwi892,182/
Elwa891,026/
Elwaidh8314/
Elwagie834/
Helwa807,700/
Alwai80385/
Elway80371/
Elwau8054/
Elwii8051/
Elwie8032/
Helwi8024/
Olwai8022/
Elwaa8019/
Elbai808/
Elwap807/
Ehlwa805/
Elwua804/
Elhwa804/
Ilwai803/
Ellwi802/
Ellwa802/
Elvai801/
Elwei801/
Eulwa801/
Aelwa801/
Ealwa801/
Elwagieh771/
Halwai735,140/
Elwahy73585/
Elbaji73479/
Elbaih73336/
Ellwaa73275/
Ellway73187/
Elwayu7370/
Elways7332/
Helvai7328/
Elwaju7326/
Alwaia7317/
Alhwai7317/
Olwayi7316/
Helwah7310/
Elwash739/
Elwahd739/
Elvaiz737/
Elwitt737/
Alwayi737/
Hellwa734/
Gelway733/
Alwaih733/
Elwiyo733/
Elwatt732/
Helwie732/
Helwih732/
Alwaiy732/
Helwad731/
Helway731/
Iselwa731/
Ehlwad731/
Eilewa731/
Etlewa731/
Ailwai731/
Alwaij731/
Elwuea731/
Elweua731/
Helbai731/
Elwaaa731/
Elwaje731/
Elwisz731/
Elwoit731/
Elvais731/
Ellwas731/
Ellwat731/
Eselwa731/
Etilwa731/
Alwaie731/
Helwas731/
Elwaya731/
Elweas731/
Etelwa731/
Yilwai731/
Elwaay731/
Elhlwa731/
Elhwat731/
Helwaa731/
Helwiy731/
Eilwis730/
Alwi6730,656/
Alwa678,973/
Elwy676,782/
Olwa674,092/
Elba673,228/
Elva671,434/
Elvi671,192/
Elbi67952/
Elui67527/
Elua67521/
Alwajih67391/
Olwi67295/
Ilwa67134/
Elwe67126/
Ilwi6756/
Halwaji6718/
Elwhash6710/
Halwaie679/
Elbahei679/
Elvaiah677/
Halwayi675/
Alwahio675/
Elbahie675/
Elwiyah674/
Elbahai674/
Jlwi674/
Elbahiy674/
Elbaiaa674/
Elhweia674/
Elwheid674/
Hellway672/
Elwouha672/
Elwajeh672/
Hellwis671/
Hellwit671/
Helwija671/
Eatlwad671/
Halwaia671/
Elwajee671/
Ellwadt671/
Alwaiha671/
Elwahch671/
Hilwayi671/
Ylwa671/
Elwahap671/
Elbahii671/
Ellwahy671/
Ellwath670/
Ellwoid670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Elwai
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis