Elwel Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Elwel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 16 | 1:3,138,668 | 142,671 |
Elwel (36) may also be a first name.
Elwel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Elwel Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Elwel occurs most in Uganda. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Elwel? popularity and diffusion
Elwel is the 6,723,624th most prevalent surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 63 percent of Elwel are found; 63 percent are found in East Africa and 50 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Elwel is also the 1,717,090th most frequent given name on earth, borne by 36 people.
The surname Elwel is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 7,807,856. In Uganda Elwel is mostly found in: Kaberamaido District, where 60 percent reside, Amolatar District, where 20 percent reside and Kayunga District, where 20 percent reside. Without taking into account Uganda this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Wales, where 38 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elwell | 91 | 9,966 | / |
| Ellwel | 91 | 2 | / |
| Elwelt | 91 | 1 | / |
| Elweld | 91 | 0 | / |
| Helwel | 91 | 0 | / |
| Elwl | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ellwell | 83 | 24 | / |
| Helweil | 83 | 10 | / |
| Heilwel | 83 | 5 | / |
| Elweell | 83 | 1 | / |
| Eilweil | 83 | 1 | / |
| Eelwell | 83 | 0 | / |
| Ealwell | 83 | 0 | / |
| Helwell | 83 | 0 | / |
| Elbel | 80 | 994 | / |
| Alwel | 80 | 13 | / |
| Olwel | 80 | 12 | / |
| Ilwel | 80 | 5 | / |
| Elwil | 80 | 5 | / |
| Elwll | 80 | 1 | / |
| Heilweil | 77 | 192 | / |
| Hellwell | 77 | 1 | / |
| Alwell | 73 | 793 | / |
| Olwell | 73 | 414 | / |
| Helbel | 73 | 123 | / |
| Elbell | 73 | 83 | / |
| Elwill | 73 | 41 | / |
| Allwel | 73 | 36 | / |
| Ollwel | 73 | 1 | / |
| Alhwel | 73 | 1 | / |
| Heluel | 73 | 1 | / |
| Alweel | 73 | 1 | / |
| Elwled | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eluell | 73 | 0 | / |
| Ilwell | 73 | 0 | / |
| Holwell | 67 | 1,174 | / |
| Allwell | 67 | 859 | / |
| Elbl | 67 | 852 | / |
| Halwell | 67 | 2 | / |
| Olwl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elhouel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Helwail | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hellbel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elvl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Helbell | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hallwel | 67 | 0 | / |
| Ellwill | 67 | 0 | / |
| Ollwell | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hettlewell | 67 | 0 | / |
| Illwell | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hilwell | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Elwel
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