Elwela Surname
Approximately 58 people bear this surname
Elwela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 57 | 1:684,900 | 34,656 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
Elwela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Elwela Come From? nationality or country of origin
Elwela occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Elwela? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,530,696th most frequent last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 125,647,343 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Elwela reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is borne by 57 people, or 1 in 684,900. In Uganda it is most common in: Soroti District, where 65 percent are found and Amuria District, where 35 percent are found. Other than Uganda this surname is found in one country. It is also common in New Zealand, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elwelad | 92 | 4 | / |
| Elwely | 83 | 94 | / |
| Ilwela | 83 | 59 | / |
| Elweli | 83 | 28 | / |
| Alwela | 83 | 12 | / |
| Elwala | 83 | 5 | / |
| Elvela | 83 | 1 | / |
| Elbelia | 77 | 17 | / |
| Elbelau | 77 | 5 | / |
| Elweyli | 77 | 4 | / |
| Elbelahy | 71 | 4 | / |
| Alwala | 67 | 2,064 | / |
| Alvela | 67 | 349 | / |
| Alwelo | 67 | 205 | / |
| Elbeli | 67 | 155 | / |
| Ilwala | 67 | 58 | / |
| Ilweli | 67 | 39 | / |
| Ilwely | 67 | 12 | / |
| Olwelo | 67 | 11 | / |
| Elveli | 67 | 10 | / |
| Elvelo | 67 | 9 | / |
| Elwalo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Olwala | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ilvela | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ilwelo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Aluela | 67 | 4 | / |
| Elbely | 67 | 3 | / |
| Elbele | 67 | 2 | / |
| Olvela | 67 | 2 | / |
| Elvala | 67 | 2 | / |
| Iluela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ilwila | 67 | 1 | / |
| Olwola | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elwili | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eluelo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elwolo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elvely | 67 | 0 | / |
| Ellweiler | 67 | 0 | / |
| Elvila | 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 Elwela
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis