Al Qais Surname

413,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 843 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Al Qais Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Al Qais Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen3231:81,8125,411
Lebanon1781:31,6693,206
United Arab Emirates1071:85,6297,855
Syria901:214,4564,083
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
Iraq631:555,8998,855
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Al Qais (10) may also be a first name.

Al Qais Last Name Facts

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

The last name Al Qais occurs more in Yemen more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

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

This last name is the 413,383rd most commonly used family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 8,644,776 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Al Qais reside; 100 percent reside in West Asia and 60 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. Al Qais is also the 3,684,242nd most numerous first name globally It is held by 10 people.

The last name Al Qais is most widely held in Yemen, where it is carried by 323 people, or 1 in 81,812. In Yemen Al Qais is primarily concentrated in: Al Hudaydah Governorate, where 51 percent reside, Dhamar Governorate, where 20 percent reside and Al Bayda Governorate, where 19 percent reside. Excluding Yemen this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Lebanon, where 21 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 13 percent reside.

Al Qais Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Al Qais last name is chiefly Druze (64%) in Lebanon.

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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
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Al Qais
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