Elwas Surname

1,907,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 95 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Elwas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elwas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines711:1,425,890102,315
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
Iran61:12,797,087199,837
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Elwas (68) may also be a first name.

Elwas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Elwas is most common in The Philippines. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Elwas? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,907,068th most prevalent family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 76,711,010 people. The surname Elwas is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Elwas are found; 91 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 75 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,181,159th most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 68 people.

Elwas is most widespread in The Philippines, where it is carried by 71 people, or 1 in 1,425,890. In The Philippines it is most common in: Cordillera Administrative Region, where 90 percent live, Mimaropa, where 8 percent live and Caraga, where 1 percent live. Excluding The Philippines Elwas is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 16 percent live and Iran, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elways9132/
Elwash919/
Elweas911/
Helwas911/
Ellwas911/
Elwais911/
Elwahsh833,461/
Elwhash8310/
Elvas803,375/
Elbas80314/
Alwas80108/
Ilwas8010/
Eluas806/
Olwas802/
Elwahshh774/
Alwais733,207/
Gelvas73604/
Elbash73395/
Halwas73310/
Alwash73205/
Elbass73154/
Elvaus7338/
Holwas7333/
Helvas7327/
Helbas7311/
Alwahs734/
Elbaas734/
Ilwaas733/
Alhwas732/
Alwass731/
Elvais731/
Elveas731/
Elluas731/
Helwax731/
Alwahsh674,783/
Hallwas67217/
Halwass6710/
Alhwash675/
Alwhash674/
Alwahas674/
Halwahs673/
Alwaiss672/
Elbahas671/
Elwahch671/
Alhwais671/
Elwache671/
Heilwax671/
Elweiss671/
Yolwash671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Elwas
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