Elwelely Surname

431,117th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 799 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Elwelely Surname User-submission:

The Elwelely family originally came from a small town in Morocco 300 hundreds years ago. The town is called Walela. It is a historical place now. They traveled to Egypt and divided into two branches: the first branch settled in Alexandria governorate and the other branch settled in Al Sharkia governorate.

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Elwelely Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt7931:115,9349,519
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Elwelely Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Elwelely family originally came from a small town in Morocco 300 hundreds years ago. The town is called Walela. It is a historical place now. They traveled to Egypt and divided into two branches: the first branch settled in Alexandria governorate and the other branch settled in Al Sharkia governorate.

- islam_hassan

Elwelely Last Name Facts

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

The last name Elwelely is found most frequently in Egypt. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Elwelely? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 431,117th most commonly held family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 9,120,833 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Elwelely are found; 100 percent are found in North Africa and 100 percent are found in Arabic North Africa.

This last name is most commonly held in Egypt, where it is borne by 793 people, or 1 in 115,934. Beside Egypt this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Libya, where 1 percent reside and Qatar, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Elwelili75153/
Elwilily754/
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Elwalaley711/
Elvilaly6344/
Elwalili635/
Alwalele634/
Elvilali5050/
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