Elwala Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Elwala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elwala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521

Elwala (19) may also be a first name.

Elwala Last Name Facts

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

Elwala is found in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Elwala? popularity and diffusion

The surname Elwala is the 8,193,072nd most frequently occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 80 percent of Elwala are found; 80 percent are found in Central Africa and 80 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequently occurring first name globally It is held by 19 people.

The last name Elwala is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 18,469,892. Other than The DR Congo it occurs in one country. It is also found in Sri Lanka, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elwalas921/
Elwali833,245/
Alwala832,064/
Elwaly83901/
Elwela8358/
Ilwala8358/
Elwalo836/
Elbala836/
Olwala835/
Elvala832/
Halwala77312/
Alwalah77291/
Elwaily77189/
Elwasly77153/
Elballa7717/
Elwasli779/
Olwalia777/
Elbalah777/
Allwala776/
Alwalia775/
Alwaala773/
Alwalaa773/
Alwalai772/
Elvaila772/
Elwally772/
Elwaliy771/
Alwwala771/
Elvalah771/
Gelvala771/
Elhbala771/
Elbaala771/
Elhwaly771/
Alwalla771/
Elbalahy719/
Elwailly714/
Elwailli714/
Allwalla713/
Elballaa711/
Alwaalah711/
Elhballa711/
Elballaj711/
Alwailia711/
Alvala67892/
Olwalo67461/
Alwalo67301/
Elbali67298/
Ilvala67126/
Oluala6735/
Elvaly679/
Elvali679/
Eluali675/
Aluala675/
Ilwali673/
Ilwalo672/
Ahlwwalia671/
Eluola671/
Elvale671/
Elwolo671/
Iluala671/
Ilwaly671/
Olwola671/
Elvela671/
Elbale671/

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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 Elwala
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