Elwess Surname

926,175th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 285 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Elwess Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elwess Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2451:1,479,424101,022
England231:2,422,52489,093
Philippines121:8,436,519202,133
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England231:1,059,79941,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Elwess Last Name Facts

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

The last name Elwess is most common in The United States. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Elwess.

How Common Is The Last Name Elwess? popularity and diffusion

The surname Elwess is the 926,175th most common family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 25,570,337 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 86 percent of Elwess live; 86 percent live in North America and 86 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Elwess is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 245 people, or 1 in 1,479,424. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 23 percent reside, Washington, where 16 percent reside and Oregon, where 9 percent reside. Apart from The United States it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 8 percent reside and The Philippines, where 4 percent reside.

Elwess Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Elwess has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Elwess surname increased 2,722 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Elwess Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Elwess last name are 4.17% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50.94% being registered to vote for the political party.

Elwess earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.33% more than the national average, earning $45,447 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elweiss921/
Elwes91341/
Helwes83159/
Elbess83122/
Elwiss8322/
Elwesh831/
Elweas831/
Alweiss7766/
Alwiess771/
Holwess771/
Elves73637/
Alwes73267/
Elwis73222/
Elbes7357/
Olwes7337/
Elwez733/
Elues732/
Ilwes731/
Allweiss71127/
Gelves677,142/
Elveus67389/
Elbesh67315/
Eilbes67147/
Elviss6780/
Halwes6773/
Alweis6769/
Alvess6764/
Elwish6754/
Helbes6747/
Allwes6745/
Elways6732/
Elwise6726/
Ilvess6724/
Helves6720/
Ahlwes6711/
Elvies6710/
Elvest678/
Alwesh677/
Alwees676/
Alwies673/
Olweus673/
Alwiss672/
Helwys671/
Elveas671/
Elveis671/
Holwes671/
Ealwis671/
Elveys671/
Eluese671/
Elwisz671/
Helwis671/
Gelues671/
Elwais671/
Ellves671/
Elvese670/
Elwyos670/
Eilwis670/
Hillwiess670/

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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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  • 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 Elwess
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