Elwanu Surname

1,181,191st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 201 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Elwanu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elwanu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda2001:195,19615,798
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Elwanu Last Name Facts

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

Elwanu is most common in Uganda. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Elwanu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Elwanu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,181,191st most frequently used family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 36,256,447 people. The last name Elwanu is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Elwanu reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 93 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most widespread in Uganda, where it is borne by 200 people, or 1 in 195,196. In Uganda Elwanu is primarily concentrated in: Amuria District, where 39 percent reside, Soroti District, where 27 percent reside and Kaberamaido District, where 20 percent reside. Beside Uganda Elwanu is found in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elwangu92127/
Ilwanu83155/
Alwanu8332/
Elwenu836/
Eluanu831/
Elwongu77108/
Yilwanu7725/
Elvanus7724/
Ilwangu7710/
Ilwanou771/
Allwanou711/
Eluonu6715/
Alvanu675/
Iluanu672/
Aluanu671/
Alvanou62691/
Ilwongu625/
Aluonu5010/
Ilbonu508/
Iluonu501/
Oluonu501/

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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
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  • 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 Elwanu
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