El-Qanas Surname

409,546th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 853 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jordan
Highest density in:
Jordan

El-Qanas Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: El.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

El-Qanas Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jordan7261:12,1802,132
Yemen741:357,09910,051
United Arab Emirates281:327,22422,758
Syria171:1,135,3547,033
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Kuwait41:950,17418,811

El-Qanas Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name El-Qanas Come From? nationality or country of origin

El-Qanas is held by more people in Jordan than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name El-Qanas? popularity and diffusion

It is the 409,546th most frequently used family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 8,543,430 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of El-Qanas reside; 100 percent reside in West Asia and 87 percent reside in Levant.

The surname El-Qanas is most commonly used in Jordan, where it is held by 726 people, or 1 in 12,180. In Jordan El-Qanas is most prevalent in: Amman Governorate, where 71 percent reside, Balqa Governorate, where 17 percent reside and Zarqa Governorate, where 5 percent reside. Barring Jordan El-Qanas exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Yemen, where 9 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
El Qanas881/
El-Qanous8227/
El-Kanash821/
El Qana8030/
El-Kana802/
El Qanai752/
El Kanas751/
El Qannaa71136/
El Qanaah711/
El Cana671/
El Kanoa631,618/
El Kanna639/
El Qouna631/
El Kanaz631/
El Kanga631/
El Khaina59275/
El Kannaa591/
El Khanna591/
El Khanaz591/
El Khahina561/
El Khannous53171/
El Cano537/
El Khanouss534/
El Kano531/
El Kahnoush531/
El Khannouss50139/
El Kouna5071/
El Kango5010/
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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 El-Qanas
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