Last name Alishov (Alishov 
, Алишов 
) , in the world, is quite a rare family name. The cognomen Alishov is characteristic of Azerbaijan, where it is quite a common surname, Kyrgyzstan, where it is quite a rare surname, and Kazakhstan, where it is a rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in Azerbaijan, Russia, and Kyrgyzstan. Very seldom, Alishov is the forename as well as the last name.