Elwaly Surname

392,486th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 901 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Elwaly Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elwaly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt8541:107,6538,985
Mauritania361:113,7466,801
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Elwaly Last Name Facts

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

The last name Elwaly (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻮﺍﻟﻲ) has its highest incidence in Egypt. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Elwaly? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 392,486th most frequently used surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,088,286 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Elwaly reside; 95 percent reside in North Africa and 95 percent reside in Arabic North Africa.

The last name is most frequently used in Egypt, where it is held by 854 people, or 1 in 107,653. Barring Egypt it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Mauritania, where 4 percent reside and Qatar, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elwaily92189/
Elwasly92153/
Elwally922/
Elhwaly921/
Elwaliy921/
Elwailly864/
Elwali833,245/
Elvaly839/
Elwala835/
Ilwaly831/
Elbaaly77527/
Elbealy77400/
Elbaily77339/
Elvally77117/
Alwaaly7722/
Elwasli779/
Elbayly776/
Allwaly771/
Elbeally7110/
Elbalahy719/
Elwolley716/
Elwailli714/
Elvalliy711/
Elbailly711/
Alwali677,405/
Elbali67298/
Alwale6767/
Ilwala6758/
Olwale6741/
Olwali6715/
Elvali679/
Eluali675/
Ilwali673/
Elvala672/
Alwahaily671/
Elvale671/
Elbale671/

Elwaly Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Elwaly in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻮﺍﻟﻲalwaly55.56
ﺍﻟﻮﻟﻲalwly44.44

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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 Elwaly
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