Elwan Surname

21,097th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25,845 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Elwan Surname User-submission:

Elwan by arabic 'علوان' Means the high ranks 'من العلو في المقام'

Elwan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt18,4271:4,989641
Saudi Arabia3,3791:9,1321,280
Jordan1,7621:5,0181,026
Syria9741:19,8161,470
Kuwait2121:17,9282,427
Yemen1951:135,5147,061
Pakistan1931:925,61612,452
Indonesia1531:864,37465,003
Iraq1411:248,3815,326
United Arab Emirates1251:73,2986,920
United States611:5,941,950288,805
Qatar341:69,3536,725
Nigeria271:6,560,843154,927
Iran201:3,839,126105,129
Palestine161:284,30310,570
England151:3,714,537119,675
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Cameroon91:2,307,674112,590
Finland81:687,08836,047
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Lebanon61:939,51416,645
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
France21:33,211,361423,184
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Elwan (1,233) may also be a first name.

Elwan Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Elwan by arabic 'علوان' Means the high ranks 'من العلو في المقام'

- yasserelwan

Elwan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Elwan (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻮﻥ) has its highest incidence in Egypt. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Elwan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 21,097th most numerous family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 281,971 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 71 percent of Elwan live; 71 percent live in North Africa and 71 percent live in Arabic North Africa. Elwan is also the 225,263rd most commonly occurring first name on earth It is held by 1,233 people.

This last name is most frequent in Egypt, where it is held by 18,427 people, or 1 in 4,989. Without taking into account Egypt Elwan occurs in 49 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 13 percent live and Jordan, where 7 percent live.

Elwan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Elwan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Elwan last name rose 2,033 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Elwan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States Elwan are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

Elwan earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.49% more than the national average, earning $46,813 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Helwan912,192/
Elwane91137/
Elwaan91127/
Elwain9158/
Elwahn9127/
Ehlwan914/
Aelwan911/
Elwahan83965/
Ellwand8335/
Etlewan835/
Helwaun834/
Elwaine834/
Helwane832/
Elwayne831/
Ellwang830/
Alwan80337,369/
Elvan802,490/
Elban801,937/
Olwan80612/
Ilwan80266/
Eluan80109/
Elwam803/
Ellban73671/
Alwain73204/
Halwan73130/
Elvang73122/
Gelvan73115/
Hilwan7387/
Helvan7379/
Jilwan7348/
Elwein7328/
Elvant7317/
Alwaan7315/
Aalwan7312/
Elwone7311/
Allwan7310/
Yilwan738/
Ilwain736/
Helban736/
Elvayn735/
Ailwan735/
Elvane734/
Elbaun734/
Heluan734/
Ilhwan733/
Elvann733/
Ilwane732/
Alwahn732/
Ilwaan731/
Ajlwan731/
Eslvan731/
Elvaun731/
Alwann731/
Oilwan731/
Eilvan731/
Elbain731/
Alhwan731/
Elwond731/
Elvain731/
Holwan731/
Helwachen710/
Ellwein67550/
Elbahan6744/
Heluane6725/
Helvang6719/
Helwaum6719/
Oelwein6717/
Etlewam6714/
Helvant675/
Ellbaan674/
Elweine674/
Elvaine674/
Eglivan673/
Alhwain673/
Heluang672/
Hollwan672/
Alwahan672/
Elweyne671/
E'Lwein671/
Ilwaine671/
Jilwane671/
Gilwann671/
Hilwang671/
Helwein671/
Eallban671/
Aelwein670/
Ohlwain670/
Eluangh670/

Elwan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Elwan in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻮﻥalwn-

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