Elwali Surname

137,976th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,245 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sudan
Highest density in:
Sudan

Elwali Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elwali Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sudan2,5201:14,8852,042
Morocco4771:72,27712,260
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Niger251:767,68117,983
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
France21:33,211,361423,184
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Elwali (15) may also be a first name.

Elwali Last Name Facts

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

The surname Elwali (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻮﺍﻟﻲ) is carried by more people in Sudan than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Elwali.

How Common Is The Last Name Elwali? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 137,976th most commonly used last name globally, held by around 1 in 2,245,777 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Elwali live; 92 percent live in North Africa and 78 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most commonly held first name globally, borne by 15 people.

The surname Elwali is most widely held in Sudan, where it is carried by 2,520 people, or 1 in 14,885. Other than Sudan this surname occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 15 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 6 percent reside.

Elwali Last Name Statistics demography

Elwali earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 85.89% more than the national average, earning $80,208 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elwasli929/
Elwaliy921/
Elwailli864/
Alwali837,405/
Elwaly83901/
Elbali83298/
Elweli8328/
Olwali8315/
Elvali839/
Elwala835/
Eluali835/
Ilwali833/
Helvali77456/
Alwaeli77267/
Elwaily77189/
Elwasly77153/
Elvalli7772/
Alwaili7755/
Elualid7715/
Alwaali7710/
Elbayli778/
Ilwalid778/
Gelvali777/
Elweyli774/
Alwalli773/
Elwally772/
Elwaely772/
Aalwali772/
Alwalai772/
Elballi772/
Halwali771/
Elbaali771/
Elbaili771/
Allwali771/
Elhwaly771/
Olwalii771/
Gilwali771/
El'vali771/
Alwalii771/
Alwayli771/
Elwailly714/
Elbahali714/
Alwaaili713/
Alwuhali711/
Halwalie711/
Elvalliy711/
Elwely6794/
Alwale6767/
Ilwala6758/
Olwale6741/
Alvali6725/
Elveli6710/
Elvaly679/
Olwoli673/
Aluali672/
Elvala672/
Elbale671/
Ilwaly671/
Elvale671/
Alwuhaili671/

Elwali Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Elwali in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻮﺍﻟﻲalwaly66.67
ﺍﻟﻮﺍﻟﻰalwaly33.33

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Elwali
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