Elway Surname

767,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 371 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Egypt

Elway Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elway Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1871:1,938,283125,322
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
England191:2,932,529101,561
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England501:487,50726,996
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

Elway (53) may also be a first name.

Elway Last Name Facts

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

Elway occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Elway? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 767,694th most widely held family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 19,642,981 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 51 percent of Elway live; 51 percent live in North America and 51 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,366,219th most frequently occurring given name throughout the world. It is borne by 53 people.

It is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 187 people, or 1 in 1,938,283. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Washington, where 30 percent reside, Pennsylvania, where 18 percent reside and California, where 14 percent reside. Barring The United States this last name exists in 13 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 41 percent reside and England, where 5 percent reside.

Elway Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Elway has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Elway last name grew 584 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 62 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Elway Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Elway last name are 29.12% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 82.35% registered to vote for the party.

Elway earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.91% less than the national average, earning $40,601 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elwahy91585/
Ellway91187/
Elwayu9170/
Elways9132/
Gelway913/
Helway911/
Elwaya911/
Elwaay911/
Elwaiy911/
Elwy896,782/
Elwa891,026/
Hellway832/
Ellwahy831/
Helwa807,700/
Elbay802,195/
Alway801,292/
Eluay80152/
Elwai8061/
Elwau8054/
Elvay8032/
Olway8021/
Elwaa8019/
Elwey8013/
Elwap807/
Ehlwa805/
Elwua804/
Elhwa804/
Elwyy804/
Aelwy804/
Ellwa802/
Eulwa801/
Aelwa801/
Ealwa801/
Ilway801/
Holway731,105/
Alwayo73477/
Ellwaa73275/
Allway73136/
Elhlwy73122/
Alwaye7361/
Halway7345/
Elwaju7326/
Hilway7319/
Olwayi7316/
Alwaya7315/
Olwayo7311/
Helwah7310/
Elbaye739/
Elwash739/
Alwahy739/
Elwahd739/
Alwayi737/
Elbaya736/
Hellwa734/
Elbajy734/
Ahlway734/
Alwayu733/
Ellwey733/
Elwiyo733/
Elwatt732/
Helvay732/
Ollway732/
Alwaiy732/
Elbhay732/
Helwad731/
Iselwa731/
Ehlwad731/
Eilewa731/
Etlewa731/
Alwayj731/
Helbay731/
Olwaye731/
Eluayo731/
Elwuea731/
Elweua731/
Eliuay731/
Helwai731/
Gelvay731/
Elwaaa731/
Elwaje731/
Ellwas731/
Ellwat731/
Eselwa731/
Etilwa731/
Helwas731/
Elweas731/
Etelwa731/
Elhlwa731/
Elhwat731/
Helwaa731/
Helwiy731/
Helwys731/
Helwey730/
Alwa678,973/
Olwa674,092/
Elba673,228/
Elby672,298/
Elwi672,182/
Elva671,434/
Alwy671,358/
Elvy671,271/
Elbayaa671,103/
Elbahey67709/
Elua67521/
Hollway67514/
Olwy67278/
Ilwa67134/
Elwe67126/
Hallway6797/
Gillway6743/
Hillway6741/
Elbayeh6737/
Elwaidh6714/
Elbahay6714/
Elwhash6710/
Jilwaya679/
Halwayi675/
Alwahyu674/
Elwiyah674/
Elwagie674/
Elbahiy674/
Elhweia674/
Eliuayo673/
Holwayy672/
Elwouha672/
Elwajeh672/
Helwija671/
Eatlwad671/
Hailway671/
Elwajee671/
Elvayez671/
Ellwadt671/
Elwahch671/
Hilwayi671/
Ylwa671/
Alhwaya671/
Elwahap671/
Jlwy671/
Ellwath670/

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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 Elway
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