Elwii Surname
Approximately 51 people bear this surname
Elwii Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 47 | 1:830,623 | 38,869 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
Elwii Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Elwii Come From? nationality or country of origin
Elwii is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Elwii? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,718,172nd most frequently held family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 142,893,057 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Elwii reside; 92 percent reside in East Africa and 92 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The surname Elwii is most widely held in Uganda, where it is held by 47 people, or 1 in 830,623. In Uganda Elwii is primarily found in: Apac District, where 36 percent reside, Dokolo District, where 36 percent reside and Lira District, where 28 percent reside. Barring Uganda this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Egypt, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elwi | 89 | 2,182 | / |
| Olwii | 80 | 141 | / |
| Elwai | 80 | 61 | / |
| Elwie | 80 | 32 | / |
| Helwi | 80 | 24 | / |
| Alwii | 80 | 18 | / |
| Ellwi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Jelwi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Elwei | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yelwei | 73 | 32 | / |
| Jelwie | 73 | 30 | / |
| Elwitt | 73 | 7 | / |
| Yelwai | 73 | 5 | / |
| Helwie | 73 | 2 | / |
| Helwih | 73 | 2 | / |
| Elwoit | 73 | 1 | / |
| Elwisz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Helwai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jelwei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Helwiy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Geliui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eilwis | 73 | 0 | / |
| Alwi | 67 | 30,656 | / |
| Elwy | 67 | 6,782 | / |
| Elvi | 67 | 1,192 | / |
| Elwa | 67 | 1,026 | / |
| Elbi | 67 | 952 | / |
| Elui | 67 | 527 | / |
| Olwi | 67 | 295 | / |
| Elwe | 67 | 126 | / |
| Ilwi | 67 | 56 | / |
| Elwaidh | 67 | 14 | / |
| Elwheid | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jlwi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hellwit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hellwis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elbahii | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ellwoid | 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
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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 Elwii
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