Al Qishawi Surname
Approximately 1,378 people bear this surname
Al Qishawi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palestine | 1,066 | 1:4,267 | 979 |
| Kuwait | 174 | 1:21,843 | 2,878 |
| Jordan | 132 | 1:66,988 | 5,840 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
Al Qishawi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Al Qishawi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Al Qishawi is carried by more people in Palestine than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Al Qishawi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 280,304th most frequent surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 5,288,495 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Al Qishawi are found; 100 percent are found in West Asia and 87 percent are found in Levant.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Palestine, where it is held by 1,066 people, or 1 in 4,267. In Palestine it is primarily concentrated in: Gaza Governorate, where 88 percent live, North Gaza Governorate, where 7 percent live and Qalqilya Governorate, where 2 percent live. Aside from Palestine it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Kuwait, where 13 percent live and Jordan, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Qishawi | 90 | 208 | / |
| Al Kishawi | 90 | 10 | / |
| Al Qeshawi | 90 | 1 | / |
| Al-Kishawi | 80 | 3 | / |
| Al-Qishawe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Al Khizawi | 70 | 1 | / |
| Al-Kishawy | 70 | 1 | / |
| Al Khusaywi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Al Kezawi | 63 | 4 | / |
| Al Kajshoubi | 55 | 1 | / |
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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 Qishawi
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