Elward Surname

133,638th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,373 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Wales

Elward Surname Definition:

V. Aylward.

Elward Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt1,9521:47,0984,665
United States5061:716,32256,419
Australia2031:132,98414,423
Wales2021:15,3191,670
England1881:296,37322,665
Canada1391:265,07624,993
Poland1121:339,36438,722
Ireland221:214,0438,362
Netherlands191:888,79962,169
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
France11:66,422,722504,397
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland141:316,41912,423
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales321:49,0132,509
England191:1,282,91446,315
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States771:652,19142,935

Elward (626) may also be a first name.

Elward Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

V. Aylward.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Elward Last Name Facts

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

The surname Elward is found in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Elward.

How Common Is The Last Name Elward? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 133,638th most frequent surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,160,553 people. The last name Elward is predominantly found in Africa, where 58 percent of Elward reside; 58 percent reside in North Africa and 58 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 333,003rd most commonly used first name on earth, held by 626 people.

Elward is most frequently occurring in Egypt, where it is carried by 1,952 people, or 1 in 47,098. Other than Egypt Elward occurs in 26 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 15 percent live and Australia, where 6 percent live.

Elward Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Elward has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Elward surname increased 657 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 631 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it increased 989 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 157 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Elward Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Elward surname is principally Catholic (86%) in Ireland.

In The United States Elward are 9.14% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.91% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Elward earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.63% more than the national average, earning $46,440 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.42% less than the national average, earning $48,481 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eylward92165/
Elwardt9278/
Ellward9273/
Elwuard923/
Helward921/
Ellwardt86217/
Ellwards861/
Hellward860/
Alward834,400/
Elwart831,429/
Eluard83376/
Elbard8359/
Elvard8319/
Elword8315/
Elwerd834/
Olward831/
Ilward830/
Aylward778,788/
Ellwart771,125/
Alwardt77626/
Allward77276/
Elluard77208/
Halward77103/
Ailward7754/
Elwarth7732/
Heluard7722/
Holward7714/
Helvard779/
Helwart775/
Elvardt773/
Hylward772/
Gelvard771/
Jilward771/
Illward771/
Hilward771/
Elwordh771/
Eliuard771/
Eylwerd770/
Helbard770/
Elwordt770/
Ellword770/
Eluhard770/
Allwardt71727/
Hallward7158/
Ahlwardt7134/
Ellwarth7123/
Helbardt7121/
Hellvard7116/
Hillward717/
Ayleward714/
Aylwards713/
Elvhardt711/
Elwarths711/
Helluard711/
Haylward711/
Helwarth710/
Eylevard710/
Elwert67445/
Elverd67206/
Hellwarth67186/
Alwart67152/
Alvard6783/
Elvart6754/
Elvord6744/
Elbart6738/
Hellbardt6735/
Hoellwart6712/
Elwort675/
Eluerd674/
Alword672/
Éluard671/
Alwerd671/
Hillwayrd671/
Eluart671/

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