Elword Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Elword Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elword Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Elword Last Name Facts

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

The surname Elword has its highest incidence in Australia. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Elword.

How Common Is The Last Name Elword? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,057,639th most common last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. This surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 53 percent of Elword live; 53 percent live in Australasia and 53 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

Elword is most widespread in Australia, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 3,374,463. In Australia Elword is most numerous in: New South Wales, where 88 percent reside and Australian Capital Territory, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Australia it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 27 percent reside and England, where 7 percent reside.

Elword Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Elword has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Elword surname fell 87 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 95 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elwordh921/
Elwordt920/
Ellword920/
Elward833,373/
Elvord8344/
Elwort835/
Elwerd834/
Alword832/
Elworth77190/
Eylward77165/
Elwardt7778/
Ellward7773/
Elwuard773/
Allword771/
Helward771/
Eylwerd770/
Aylword770/
Alwordt770/
Ellwardt71217/
Ellworth7127/
Ellworte714/
Eilworth711/
Ellwards711/
Helworth710/
Hillword710/
Elworths710/
Gelworth710/
Hellward710/
Alward674,400/
Alvord672,808/
Elwart671,429/
Elwert67445/
Eluard67376/
Elverd67206/
Elbard6759/
Elbort6723/
Elvard6719/
Eluerd674/
Elvort671/
Hellworth671/
Olward671/
Alwerd671/
Aluord671/
Elvurd670/
Olvord670/
Gellworth670/
Oellworth670/
Ilward670/

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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 Elword
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