Elwing Surname

778,856th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 364 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Sweden

Elwing Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elwing Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1701:2,132,111135,040
Sweden1181:83,4476,152
Germany341:2,367,808122,173
Brazil181:11,893,018236,958
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
France41:16,605,680368,153
England21:27,859,030389,889
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Elwing (57) may also be a first name.

Elwing Last Name Facts

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

The last name Elwing is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Elwing.

How Common Is The Last Name Elwing? popularity and diffusion

The surname Elwing is the 778,856th most prevalent surname globally, borne by around 1 in 20,020,731 people. The last name Elwing is mostly found in Europe, where 47 percent of Elwing are found; 33 percent are found in Northern Europe and 32 percent are found in Scandinavia. It is also the 1,308,380th most widely held given name worldwide, borne by 57 people.

The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 170 people, or 1 in 2,132,111. In The United States it is primarily found in: Ohio, where 13 percent reside, Florida, where 9 percent reside and Nevada, where 8 percent reside. Excluding The United States it occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 32 percent reside and Germany, where 9 percent reside.

Elwing Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Elwing has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Elwing last name expanded 1,889 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Elwing Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Elwing are 17.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64% being registered to vote for the party.

Elwing earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.55% more than the national average, earning $46,837 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Helwing92415/
Ellwing925/
Hellwing86252/
Elbing83663/
Alwing8338/
Ölwing8310/
Eluing831/
Elweng831/
Helbing775,380/
Helwink7724/
Geluing7710/
Halwing771/
Aylwing771/
Allwing770/
Holwing770/
Hellbing7115/
Helbingk718/
Olweng676/
Alweng675/
Aluing672/
Helbng671/
Hölbing62138/
Hilbing6294/
O'Luing6226/
Helbink6224/
Eloueng621/
Hiluing621/
Aylwink621/
Helbhng621/
Alvång5013/
Olvång507/
Alueng502/

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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 Elwing
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