Elissawy Surname

1,348,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 165 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Elissawy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elissawy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Mauritania41:1,023,71625,172
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Elissawy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Elissawy (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻌﻴﺴﺎﻭﻯ) has its highest incidence in Egypt. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Elissawy? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,348,199th most frequent family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 44,166,945 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Elissawy live; 93 percent live in North Africa and 93 percent live in Arabic North Africa.

The surname is most widespread in Egypt, where it is borne by 153 people, or 1 in 600,887. Barring Egypt this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent reside and Mauritania, where 2 percent reside.

Elissawy Last Name Statistics demography

Elissawy earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 28.83% less than the national average, earning $30,708 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eleissawy94379/
Ellissawy941/
Elisawy931/
Elessawy885,890/
Elissawi88161/
Eleisawy88130/
Elaisawy881/
Eleissawi827/
Elhessawy824/
Elaissawi822/
Elessawey821/
Elesawy808,748/
Elisawi804/
Elhesseawy781/
Elessawi75645/
Alessawy75214/
Elesawey75153/
Alissawi7512/
Eleisawi754/
Elaysawy754/
Elishawi751/
Eleasawy751/
Alissawe751/
Ellesawy751/
Ilissawa751/
Aleisawy751/
Eleassawi71122/
Elissavet7141/
Elishayva713/
Elessawie712/
Al'issawi711/
Alessawey711/
Eleasawey711/
Alesawy67434/
Elesawi67259/
Alisawi67228/
Elezawy67214/
Elisabe6713/
Elesawe679/
Olisawe673/
Elizaby671/
Elysawi671/

Elissawy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Elissawy in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻌﻴﺴﺎﻭﻯalysawy50
ﺍﻟﻌﺴﺎﻭﻯalsawy25
ﺍﻟﻌﻴﺴﺎﻭﻱalysawy25

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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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  • 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 Elissawy
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