Elywa Surname

921,780th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 287 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Elywa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elywa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt2751:334,31221,412
Mauritania71:584,98020,004
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Elywa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Elywa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻋﻠﻴﻮﺍ) occurs most in Egypt. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Elywa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 921,780th most widespread surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 25,392,146 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Elywa live; 96 percent live in North Africa and 96 percent live in Arabic North Africa.

Elywa is most numerous in Egypt, where it is held by 275 people, or 1 in 334,312. Outside of Egypt Elywa occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Mauritania, where 2 percent are found and Nigeria, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eleywa9137/
Elywaa911/
Hellywa834/
Elaywah831/
Elewa8018,429/
Eliwa8012,827/
Olywa8010/
Eléwa808/
Elywe801/
Eleywatt776/
Eleiwa731,071/
Elewah73772/
Yelewa73562/
Elaiwa73282/
Eleawa73252/
Elayba73200/
Ellewa73184/
Elewaa73153/
Helewa73138/
Eleuwa7349/
Elyova7344/
Elewad7322/
Elewai7316/
Jelewa7312/
Eliwah7311/
Elybai739/
Aléywa739/
Eleywe739/
Eljwad734/
Aelewa732/
Elyoua732/
Eleyva732/
Eiliwa732/
Eliewa732/
Eleway731/
Ilaywa731/
Eleewa731/
Eeliwa731/
Olaywa731/
Eluiwa731/
Eliwaa731/
Ealiwa731/
Jeliwa731/
Elajwa731/
Alywah731/
Eilewa731/
Etlewa731/
Allywa731/
Yeliwa731/
Eleïwa731/
Oloywa731/
Elewha730/
Jellywath712/
Elewaut67247/
Eliewah67199/
Ellewaa67122/
Gelyova6777/
Jelewad6763/
Elleway6751/
Eleiwat6714/
Eliwatt6714/
Helewai6713/
Eliwaha6711/
Yellewa6710/
Elaiwah679/
Yelewad676/
Ellysua675/
Elewatt675/
Hellewa675/
Eleswad675/
Eleiwah674/
Ealaiwa673/
Eliwaya672/
Elhayba671/
Elaiswa671/
Heleyba671/
Yelewaa671/
Elhajwa671/
Heleiwa671/
Geleway671/
Elaiwai671/
Elesway671/
Elhgiwa671/
Elheyba671/
Eeleiwa671/
Yelewah671/
Elewauy671/
Olaywah671/
Alloywa671/
Yeleswa671/
Holyway670/

Elywa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Elywa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻋﻠﻴﻮﺍalywa75
ﺍﻋﻠﻴﻮalyw25

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Elywa
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