El Qayed Surname

609,110th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 508 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Palestine
Highest density in:
Palestine

El Qayed Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

El Qayed Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Palestine4911:9,2641,895
Spain141:3,339,43167,428
Yemen31:8,808,43135,773

El Qayed Last Name Facts

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

The last name El Qayed is held by more people in Palestine than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name El Qayed? popularity and diffusion

El Qayed is the 609,110th most frequently used family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 14,345,563 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 97 percent of El Qayed are found; 97 percent are found in West Asia and 97 percent are found in Levant.

The last name El Qayed is most frequently held in Palestine, where it is borne by 491 people, or 1 in 9,264. In Palestine El Qayed is primarily found in: Gaza Governorate, where 98 percent reside, North Gaza Governorate, where 1 percent reside and Jenin Governorate, where 0 percent reside. Excluding Palestine it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 3 percent reside and Yemen, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
El Qayd939/
El Kayed884,634/
El Qaid801,068/
El Qayi80214/
El Qaya801/
El Khaye75190/
El-Kayed7522/
El Couyed714/
El Qaa714/
El Qaj711/
El Kay711/
El Kaid67825/
El Khayate67273/
El Caid67248/
El Khay67232/
El Kays676/
El Kaya676/
El Kahy672/
El Kayoute671/

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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 El Qayed
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