Al Qahf Surname

2,020,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United Arab Emirates
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Al Qahf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Al Qahf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United Arab Emirates831:110,3899,598
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Syria11:19,301,02222,457

Al Qahf Last Name Facts

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

Al Qahf is found in The United Arab Emirates more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Al Qahf? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,020,555th most commonly occurring surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 84,738,906 people. Al Qahf occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Al Qahf reside; 100 percent reside in West Asia and 99 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula.

Al Qahf is most commonly held in The United Arab Emirates, where it is held by 83 people, or 1 in 110,389. In The United Arab Emirates it is mostly found in: Umm al-Quwain, where 67 percent reside and Sharjah, where 28 percent reside. Beside The United Arab Emirates this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Yemen, where 2 percent reside and Syria, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Al Qahaf937/
Al Qaf9220/
Al Qahayf881/
Al-Qahf86453/
Al Kahf863/
Al Qaif861/
Al Qafz861/
Al Qaaf861/
Al Qahab803/
Al Kahaf801/
Al Qab77376/
Al Kaf77212/
Al-Qaf771/
Al Kaff71488/
Al Kaif716/
Al-Qafs712/
Al Kaaf712/
Al-Kahf711/
Al Qaws711/
Al Khaf711/
Al Quaib6795/
Al-Kashf671/
Al Khafsh63827/
Al-Kaf62515/
Al-Qab623/
Al-Kaff571,092/
Al Kaab5747/
Al-Kaif576/
Al Kaib572/
Al Keaw571/
Al-Qaws571/

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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 Al Qahf
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