Olwy Surname
Approximately 278 people bear this surname
Olwy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 275 | 1:334,312 | 21,412 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
Olwy (89) may also be a first name.
Olwy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Olwy Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Olwy is found most frequently in Egypt. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Olwy click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Olwy? popularity and diffusion
The last name Olwy is the 942,947th most common surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 26,214,194 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Olwy are found; 99 percent are found in North Africa and 99 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. Olwy is also the 1,011,231st most commonly used given name globally It is held by 89 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Egypt, where it is borne by 275 people, or 1 in 334,312. Besides Egypt it exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olway | 89 | 21 | / |
| Holwy | 89 | 3 | / |
| Olwiy | 89 | 1 | / |
| Holway | 80 | 1,105 | / |
| Holwey | 80 | 31 | / |
| Ollway | 80 | 2 | / |
| Golwiy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Golwey | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hollwy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Holwyd | 80 | 0 | / |
| Elwy | 75 | 6,782 | / |
| Olwa | 75 | 4,092 | / |
| Alwy | 75 | 1,358 | / |
| Olwe | 75 | 354 | / |
| Olwi | 75 | 295 | / |
| Olby | 75 | 273 | / |
| Ulwy | 75 | 20 | / |
| Olvy | 75 | 11 | / |
| Hollway | 73 | 514 | / |
| Hollwey | 73 | 73 | / |
| Hoolway | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gollway | 73 | 0 | / |
| Alway | 67 | 1,292 | / |
| Holby | 67 | 832 | / |
| Olvey | 67 | 641 | / |
| Elway | 67 | 371 | / |
| Ahlwy | 67 | 153 | / |
| Olwii | 67 | 141 | / |
| Olwee | 67 | 127 | / |
| Golvy | 67 | 67 | / |
| Olbey | 67 | 45 | / |
| Allwy | 67 | 32 | / |
| Holwe | 67 | 24 | / |
| Alwey | 67 | 24 | / |
| Olwai | 67 | 22 | / |
| Holwa | 67 | 20 | / |
| Alwiy | 67 | 17 | / |
| Olwaa | 67 | 14 | / |
| Elwey | 67 | 13 | / |
| Olwet | 67 | 12 | / |
| Holvy | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ollwe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Aelwy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Elwyy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Olwea | 67 | 2 | / |
| Alwyd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oilwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Olbay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ulway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ollwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Olwei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Golwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alwyh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oelwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Olwha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aslwy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Halwy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oulwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Utlwy | 67 | 0 | / |
| Oulby | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Olwy
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