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 last name Elwel is found most frequently in Uganda. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Elwel? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 6,723,624th most frequently occurring last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. Elwel occurs predominantly in Africa, where 63 percent of Elwel reside; 63 percent reside in East Africa and 50 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,717,090th most frequently used first name internationally. It is borne by 36 people.
The last name Elwel is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 7,807,856. In Uganda Elwel is most numerous in: Kaberamaido District, where 60 percent live, Amolatar District, where 20 percent live and Kayunga District, where 20 percent live. Apart from Uganda this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Wales, where 38 percent live.
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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