Elwong Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Elwong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Elwong Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda311:1,259,33249,678
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643

Elwong Last Name Facts

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

The last name Elwong is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Elwong? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,485,539th most numerous last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Elwong are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The surname is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is borne by 31 people, or 1 in 1,259,332. In Uganda Elwong is most frequent in: Apac District, where 100 percent reside. Not including Uganda this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Hong Kong, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alwong83192/
Olwong836/
Elwang834/
Yilwong7722/
Yolwong777/
Oelwang776/
Ellwang770/
Aluong677,315/
Elvang67122/
Alwang67108/
Elvung6736/
Elveng6718/
Olwang6714/
Elväng679/
Ilwang672/
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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Elwong
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