Elisu Surname

2,047,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 84 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Elisu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elisu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda531:736,59036,183
Nigeria221:8,051,944174,166
India61:127,844,230863,365
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Elisu (63) may also be a first name.

Elisu Last Name Facts

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

Elisu has its highest incidence in Uganda. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Elisu? popularity and diffusion

Elisu is the 2,047,559th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 86,756,499 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 90 percent of Elisu reside; 64 percent reside in East Africa and 63 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,234,572nd most frequently held first name globally It is held by 63 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is borne by 53 people, or 1 in 736,590. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Kaberamaido District, where 66 percent reside, Soroti District, where 19 percent reside and Amuria District, where 11 percent reside. Besides Uganda this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 26 percent reside and India, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eliseu9112,033/
Eliscu91109/
Elisus915/
Elisau912/
Eliosu912/
Elaisu912/
Eliesu911/
Eliseus83193/
Eliushu8335/
Elliscu8311/
Elisaus832/
Elissou832/
Elisaud832/
Elisceu831/
Eliaisu831/
Elisseu831/
Eleiseu831/
Elishus831/
Ellisou831/
Jellisu831/
Elesu80862/
Alisu80281/
Ilisu80263/
Elicu8048/
Elusu8014/
Olisu808/
Elizu803/
Elliseus773/
Heliseus772/
Elisault771/
Elisseus771/
Elizeu73791/
Halisu73307/
Elyseu73107/
Ilisiu7371/
Ilaisu7355/
Alisau7346/
Iliesu7340/
Alaisu7331/
Elyscu7331/
Eleizu7325/
Elessu7311/
Elesus739/
Gelesu735/
Alishu735/
Ileisu735/
Illisu735/
Elijus734/
Eleusu734/
Ilisau734/
Eliozu733/
Iliseu732/
Yelesu732/
Eleasu732/
Eleshu732/
Elichu732/
Gilisu732/
Iliosu732/
Gelizu732/
Elijau731/
Ealusu731/
Elizou731/
Elijou731/
Elizau731/
Oliusu731/
Olisau731/
Elusuu731/
Eliuzu731/
Eleziu731/
Allisu731/
Heleissou711/
Elizeus675,356/
Iliesiu67287/
Iliaysu6758/
Ilissou6725/
Eliceus6713/
Ileiseu6712/
Illisou678/
Elecius676/
Elizeuš674/
Haliusu672/
Ilyaisu672/
Alisahu672/
Illaisu672/
Alhisau671/
Gelesou671/
Elicius671/
Oloishu671/
Elleshu671/
Alishau671/
Alaisau671/
Alishou671/
Eliezeu671/
Iliaisu671/
Elhaissous671/
Illisau671/
Oloiseu671/
Halaisu671/

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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 Elisu
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