Elwen Surname

1,710,039th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 114 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Qatar

Elwen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elwen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England631:884,41445,970
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
France11:66,422,722504,397
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England371:658,79432,071
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Elwen (436) may also be a first name.

Elwen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Elwen (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻮﻥ) is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Elwen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,710,039th most numerous last name globally, borne by around 1 in 63,925,841 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 62 percent of Elwen live; 61 percent live in Northern Europe and 56 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 410,680th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, held by 436 people.

It is most frequently occurring in England, where it is held by 63 people, or 1 in 884,414. In England Elwen is mostly concentrated in: Cumbria, where 37 percent are found, Merseyside, where 16 percent are found and North Yorkshire, where 8 percent are found. Apart from England it occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 15 percent are found and The United States, where 9 percent are found.

Elwen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Elwen has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Elwen surname rose 170 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Elwen Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Elwen earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 25.54% more than the national average, earning R 298,332 per year and in United States they earn 15.33% less than the national average, earning $36,536 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elwenn9141/
Elwein9128/
Helwen9111/
Elwien913/
Elweng911/
Ellwen911/
Elwn891/
Ellwein83550/
Helwend83184/
Elweine834/
Ellwien832/
Helwein831/
Ellween831/
Elweyne831/
E'Lwein831/
Elwin801,924/
Elben80281/
Elwyn80239/
Alwen8076/
Olwen8040/
Eluen8030/
Ellwn804/
Hellwein7716/
E'Lweine771/
Helwin73151/
Elwine7370/
Ellwyn7366/
Elwain7358/
Ellwin7312/
Ellwén7310/
Helben736/
Geelwn736/
Aylwen735/
Allwen734/
Elwuin734/
Eelben734/
Ellben732/
Eilwin732/
Elouen731/
Elluen731/
Alwien731/
Ilween731/
Alwaen731/
Elhuen731/
Ehlwin730/
Holwen730/
Elwyne730/
Hellwenth710/
Helwink6724/
Alwn677/
Allwien675/
Elwaine674/
Ilwn673/
Jlwn673/
Eloueng671/
Elwynne671/
Elwayne671/
Elbn671/
Hellwne670/
Ellwine670/

Elwen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Elwen in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻮﻥalwn90.91
ﺃﻟﻮﻥalwn9.09

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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 Elwen
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