Elwy Surname

72,666th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,782 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Elwy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elwy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt6,4981:14,1481,690
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Qatar91:262,00030,726
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Elwy (716) may also be a first name.

Elwy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Elwy is more commonly found in Egypt than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Elwy.

How Common Is The Last Name Elwy? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 72,666th most commonly held family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,074,542 people. Elwy occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Elwy are found; 96 percent are found in North Africa and 96 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 308,550th most widely held given name internationally, held by 716 people.

The surname Elwy is most commonly used in Egypt, where it is carried by 6,498 people, or 1 in 14,148. Without taking into account Egypt Elwy exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 3 percent live and Kuwait, where 1 percent live.

Elwy Last Name Statistics demography

Elwy earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 38.62% more than the national average, earning $59,812 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elway89371/
Elwey8913/
Aelwy894/
Elwyy894/
Elwahy80585/
Ellway80187/
Elhlwy80122/
Elways8032/
Ellwey803/
Gelway803/
Helwys801/
Helwiy801/
Elwaay801/
Elwaya801/
Helway801/
Helwey800/
Elby752,298/
Elwi752,182/
Alwy751,358/
Elvy751,271/
Elwa751,026/
Olwy75278/
Elwe75126/
Jlwy751/
Hellway732/
Ellwahy731/
Helwa677,700/
Elbay672,195/
Elbey671,964/
Alway671,292/
Elweu671,114/
Elvey67912/
Elbhy67214/
Helvy67160/
Ahlwy67153/
Eluay67152/
Helby6781/
Elwai6761/
Helwe6759/
Elwii6751/
Elvys6735/
Allwy6732/
Elwie6732/
Elvay6732/
Alwey6724/
Helwi6724/
Olway6721/
Elwaa6719/
Alwiy6717/
Ellwe6715/
Elwee6713/
Ellby6713/
Elvøy6711/
Elwér676/
Eilby675/
Ehlwa675/
Elhwa674/
Elboy674/
Elhwiehy674/
Holwy673/
Elwez673/
Ellvy673/
Hilwy673/
Ellwa672/
Eluey672/
Ellwi672/
Elviy671/
Elvoy671/
Elwei671/
Halwy671/
Olwiy671/
Ilway671/
Helwé671/
Hylwy671/
Alwyh671/
Elbuy671/
Ealwa671/
Oelwe671/
Gelvy670/

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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 Elwy
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