Al-Qasas Surname
Approximately 132 people bear this surname
Al-Qasas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 119 | 1:222,061 | 8,933 |
| Palestine | 4 | 1:1,137,212 | 16,054 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Jordan | 3 | 1:2,947,479 | 21,051 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
Al-Qasas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Al-Qasas Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Al-Qasas is held by more people in Yemen than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Al-Qasas? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,558,593rd most widespread family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 55,208,681 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Al-Qasas live; 99 percent live in West Asia and 94 percent live in Arabian Peninsula.
This surname is most frequently used in Yemen, where it is carried by 119 people, or 1 in 222,061. In Yemen Al-Qasas is primarily concentrated in: Al Mahwit Governorate, where 87 percent live, Sana'a Governorate, where 12 percent live and 'Amran Governorate, where 1 percent live. Barring Yemen this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Palestine, where 3 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 3 percent live.
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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
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