Elyasu Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Elyasu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elyasu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda311:1,259,33249,678
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742

Elyasu (26) may also be a first name.

Elyasu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Elyasu occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Elyasu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,944,094th most widely held surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. The last name Elyasu is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Elyasu reside; 70 percent reside in East Africa and 70 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,084,397th most frequently occurring first name internationally, borne by 26 people.

The last name Elyasu is most frequent in Uganda, where it is borne by 31 people, or 1 in 1,259,332. In Uganda Elyasu is most common in: Kaberamaido District, where 94 percent live, Serere District, where 3 percent live and Wakiso District, where 3 percent live. Excluding Uganda it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 25 percent live and Egypt, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ellyasu921/
Elasu911,541/
Elyassou861/
Ilyasu8327,731/
Eliasu831,884/
Eleasu832/
Elaisu832/
Elasus831/
Ellasu831/
Helasu831/
Illyasu77471/
Ellasus77281/
Eliasou7759/
Iilyasu7726/
Ilyasou7716/
Heliasu776/
Eliasau775/
Ilyaisu772/
Ilyasau772/
Elashuh772/
Ilyasui772/
Oilyasu772/
Ilyassu771/
Eliasus771/
Eliahsu771/
Eliashu771/
Uilyasu771/
Hyelasu771/
Eliaisu771/
Elasous771/
Ilasu73509/
Elosu7395/
Elazu7312/
Ilyassou711,418/
Eliassou7145/
Illyasou716/
Eleassou711/
Eliasous711/
Elliasou711/
Illyaseu711/
Iliasu679,527/
Illyassou67765/
Eleazu67695/
Ileasu67148/
Ilaisu6755/
Illasu6737/
Ilaysu6726/
Ilhasu6716/
Eliazu6711/
Elachu675/
Elhashous674/
Eleusu674/
Ilaasu673/
Elaassous673/
Ileysu672/
Ilasiu672/
Hilasu672/
Eliosu672/
Heeliahsu671/
Ilasus671/
Hilyassou671/
Elhashouz671/
Elhashush671/
Gilasu671/
Iilasu671/

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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 Elyasu
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