Issawi Surname
Approximately 14,794 people bear this surname
Issawi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 12,478 | 1:7,368 | 897 |
| Saudi Arabia | 477 | 1:64,687 | 9,689 |
| Palestine | 415 | 1:10,961 | 2,132 |
| Lebanon | 239 | 1:23,586 | 2,693 |
| Israel | 204 | 1:41,949 | 5,703 |
| Jordan | 181 | 1:48,853 | 4,961 |
| Tunisia | 155 | 1:3,940 | 602 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| Iraq | 89 | 1:393,502 | 7,096 |
| Syria | 82 | 1:235,378 | 4,192 |
| Kuwait | 67 | 1:56,727 | 6,926 |
| Mauritania | 60 | 1:68,248 | 4,675 |
| Canada | 59 | 1:624,502 | 51,218 |
| United States | 52 | 1:6,970,364 | 322,914 |
| Iran | 27 | 1:2,843,797 | 88,363 |
| England | 16 | 1:3,482,379 | 114,324 |
| United Arab Emirates | 13 | 1:704,790 | 25,221 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Yemen | 7 | 1:3,775,042 | 17,439 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
Issawi (370) may also be a first name.
Issawi Demographics
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Issawi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Issawi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Issawi (Arabic: العيساوى, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻌﻴﺴﺎﻭﻱ) is carried by more people in Egypt than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Issawi? popularity and diffusion
Issawi is the 35,688th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 492,601 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 87 percent of Issawi are found; 86 percent are found in North Africa and 84 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. Issawi is also the 451,716th most commonly occurring given name at a global level. It is borne by 370 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Egypt, where it is carried by 12,478 people, or 1 in 7,368. Excluding Egypt it occurs in 30 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 3 percent live and Palestine, where 3 percent live.
Issawi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Issawi surname is chiefly Shiite (90%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Issawi surname are 34.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 87.5% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Issawi earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 14% more than the national average, earning $49,188 USD per year and in Canada they earn 39.97% more than the national average, earning $69,539 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Issawi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Issawi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻌﻴﺴﺎﻭﻱ | alysawy | 64.29 |
| ﺍﻟﻌﺴﺎﻭﻱ | alsawy | 14.29 |
| ﻋﻴﺴﺎﻭﻱ | ysawy | 7.14 |
| ﺍﺳﺎﻭﻱ | asawy | 3.57 |
| ﻋﺴﺎﻭﻱ | sawy | 3.57 |
| ﺍﻟﻌﻴﺴﺎﻭﻯ | alysawy | 3.57 |
| ﻋﻴﺴﻮﻱ | yswy | 3.57 |
| Issawi in the Arabic language | ||
| العيساوى | alysawy | - |
| عيسوي | yswy | - |
| العيساوي | alysawy | - |
| عيساوى | ysawy | - |
| العيسوي | alyswy | - |
| عيساوي | ysawy | - |
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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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- 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 Issawi
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