Sulway Surname

1,052,587th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 238 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Wales

Sulway Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sulway Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia1471:183,64418,462
England411:1,358,97760,528
Wales331:93,7747,567
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
Wales71:224,0598,079
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Sulway Last Name Facts

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

Sulway is found in Australia more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sulway? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,052,587th most frequently used family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 30,619,941 people. This surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 63 percent of Sulway are found; 63 percent are found in Australasia and 63 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

The last name Sulway is most commonly held in Australia, where it is borne by 147 people, or 1 in 183,644. In Australia Sulway is most prevalent in: New South Wales, where 90 percent reside, Australian Capital Territory, where 8 percent reside and Western Australia, where 1 percent reside. Barring Australia this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also found in England, where 17 percent reside and Wales, where 14 percent reside.

Sulway Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sulway has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Sulway last name rose 513 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 471 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 44 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sulway Last Name Statistics demography

Sulway earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.6% less than the national average, earning $41,594 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Soulway921/
Sulwa91565/
Soulwaye861/
Shaulway860/
Solway831,300/
Suulwa8311/
Sulvay833/
Sulwey832/
Sulwat831/
Shulwa831/
Sulwua831/
Culway830/
Zulwayo77188/
Shaulwa7792/
Sollway7724/
Caulway7723/
Culwayo7717/
Saulwas7713/
Saulwah778/
Zsolway777/
Susluay774/
Julwayo772/
Zulwayi771/
Shilway770/
Cullway770/
Sulwe73808/
Sulva73371/
Solwa73175/
Sulua7374/
Julwa7326/
Sulwi7326/
Sulba7318/
Sulby7315/
Sulvy730/
Szulwach71102/
Schulwas713/
Chulwayo711/
Seutlwad711/
Shilwa67325/
Soulby67221/
Chulwa67151/
Shulba67125/
Sulwer6787/
Shulby6767/
Suilua6751/
Solwey6735/
Sulbha6731/
Soulwe6727/
Siulua6717/
Szulba6711/
Soulba6710/
Solwai679/
Suilva676/
Zulwah674/
Zulwad674/
Sulbai674/
Sulvai674/
Shulwe674/
Suilbayeh671/
Shulva671/
Saulua671/
Julwad671/
Szulva671/
Sulvoy671/
Soulva671/
Sulvey671/
Siulwe671/
Jjulwa671/
Sulvaz671/
Saulwe671/
Sholwa671/
Saulby670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Sulway
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis