Olway Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Olway Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olway Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:3,095,448105,421
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Olway Last Name Facts

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

Olway is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Olway.

How Common Is The Last Name Olway? popularity and diffusion

The surname Olway is the 4,307,654th most widespread family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 90 percent of Olway live; 90 percent live in Northern Europe and 90 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Olway is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 3,095,448. In England it is most frequent in: Greater Manchester, where 44 percent are found, Cambridgeshire, where 33 percent are found and Hampshire, where 6 percent are found. Not including England this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 5 percent are found and Nigeria, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Holway911,105/
Olwayi9116/
Olwayo9111/
Ollway912/
Olwaye911/
Olwa894,092/
Olwy89278/
Hollway83514/
Hoolway833/
Holwayy832/
Oulwaye831/
Gollway830/
Alway801,292/
Elway80371/
Olwai8022/
Holwa8020/
Olwaa8014/
Holwy803/
Olwua803/
Olwah803/
Olwas802/
Olwea802/
Olbay801/
Oilwa801/
Ollwa801/
Olwiy801/
Oulwa801/
Ulway801/
Olwha801/
Elwahy73585/
Alwayo73477/
Ellway73187/
Oluayo73154/
Allway73136/
Oluaye7391/
Holbay7373/
Elwayu7370/
Olweya7369/
Holvay7367/
Alwaye7361/
Halway7345/
Holwas7333/
Holwey7331/
Hulway7327/
Olwiyo7323/
Alwaya7315/
Olwuyi7315/
Olwaja7315/
Olwoye7312/
Alwahy739/
Alwayi737/
Gulway736/
Olwoyo734/
Olwoyi734/
Olweyi734/
Olweyo734/
Ahlway734/
Alwayu733/
Goolwa733/
Alwaiy732/
Helway731/
Hollwy731/
Golwey731/
Alwayj731/
Hollwa731/
Olwach731/
Olweye731/
Olbaye731/
Golwiy731/
Alwayd731/
Elwaya731/
Oluaya731/
Elwaay731/
Elwaiy731/
Holwyd730/
Outlwa730/
Alwa678,973/
Elwy676,782/
Olua672,768/
Alwy671,358/
Elwa671,026/
Olba67375/
Olwe67354/
Olva67301/
Olwi67295/
Olby67273/
Hallway6797/
Hollwey6773/
Houlbay6724/
Hollwah6721/
Ulwa6721/
Ulwy6720/
Olvy6711/
Gaulway677/
Halwayi675/
Alwahyu674/
Olwoeye673/
Alwahyd672/
Hellway672/
Haulway671/
Holwach671/
Olwoeyo671/
Olwooye671/
Olwuawe671/
Houlwai671/
Agliway671/
Alwayio671/
Gulwayo671/
Alhwaya671/
Ellwahy671/
Hullway670/

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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 Olway
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