Elwal Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Elwal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elwal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda201:1,951,96463,898
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Elwal (10) may also be a first name.

Elwal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Elwal is found most frequently in Uganda. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Elwal? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,798,600th most widely held last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname Elwal occurs predominantly in Africa, where 81 percent of Elwal are found; 74 percent are found in East Africa and 74 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Elwal is also the 3,684,242nd most widespread first name world-wide It is held by 10 people.

The last name Elwal is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 1,951,964. In Uganda it is most common in: Lira District, where 65 percent are found and Alebtong District, where 35 percent are found. Excluding Uganda this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 15 percent are found and Cameroon, where 7 percent are found.

Elwal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Elwal has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elwall9120/
Ealwal913/
Ellwal910/
Helwail831/
Ellwall830/
Olwal801,216/
Alwal80617/
Elbal80321/
Elval8010/
Elwol801/
Elual801/
Hellwald7730/
Elwassel773/
Elwasiel771/
Helwallt770/
Elbeal73183/
Alwall7321/
Elvall7320/
Alwail7316/
Alwaal7312/
Halwal7312/
Elbaal739/
Ilhwal739/
Elvald735/
Allwal733/
Elvale731/
Alhwal731/
Helbal731/
Alweal731/
Elbalh731/
Elveal731/
Elvalh731/
Elball731/
Ailwal731/
Elwool730/
Helual730/
Esselwall714/
Alwallh6714/
Helweil6710/
Elvalle673/
Hallwal672/
Hilwale672/
Ellvall671/
Halwail671/
Ailwale671/
Aalwaal671/
Hailwal671/
Aylwald671/
Eilweil671/
Ellwool671/
Gelwool670/
Helwold670/
Allwall670/
Elwould670/

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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 Elwal
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