Qabas Surname
Approximately 2,048 people bear this surname
Qabas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 1,974 | 1:13,387 | 1,561 |
| Iraq | 26 | 1:1,346,987 | 15,017 |
| Syria | 18 | 1:1,072,279 | 6,957 |
| Pakistan | 15 | 1:11,909,592 | 53,778 |
| Afghanistan | 9 | 1:3,572,576 | 20,130 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1:4,548,849 | 18,388 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
Qabas (5,124) may also be a first name.
Qabas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Qabas Come From? nationality or country of origin
Qabas is held by more people in Yemen than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Qabas? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 203,212th most frequently held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 3,558,372 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Qabas are found; 99 percent are found in West Asia and 97 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 94,746th most commonly occurring forename at a global level. It is borne by 5,124 people.
It is most common in Yemen, where it is held by 1,974 people, or 1 in 13,387. In Yemen Qabas is primarily concentrated in: Al Jawf Governorate, where 54 percent live, Sa'dah Governorate, where 45 percent live and Sana'a Governorate, where 1 percent live. Excluding Yemen this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Iraq, where 1 percent live and Syria, where 1 percent live.
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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 Qabas
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