Qaboos Surname

511,519th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 639 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Yemen

Qaboos Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Qaboos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen4151:63,6754,684
Iran1281:599,86333,366
Pakistan831:2,152,33620,049
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Qaboos (1,068) may also be a first name.

Qaboos Last Name Facts

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

Qaboos (Arabic: قابوس) occurs more in Yemen more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Qaboos? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 511,519th most widely held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 11,404,610 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Qaboos live; 65 percent live in West Asia and 65 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 244,750th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, borne by 1,068 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Yemen, where it is borne by 415 people, or 1 in 63,675. In Yemen Qaboos is most common in: Hadramaut Governorate, where 95 percent are found and Sana'a Governorate, where 5 percent are found. Not including Yemen Qaboos exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 20 percent are found and Pakistan, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Qaboo918/
Qabos911/
Quaaboos861/
Kaboos83198/
Qaboox831/
Qabooz831/
Qaboot831/
Qabo80277/
Quabous779/
Qaboush775/
Qahbous772/
Khaboos771/
Caboose770/
Cabos732,666/
Kaboo732,188/
Qabas732,048/
Caboo73425/
Quabo73201/
Kabos73141/
Qhabo732/
Qabus732/
Qaboh732/
Qabou731/
Qeabo731/
Kabous671,184/
Qabout67916/
Kaibos67176/
Qobose67167/
Kabose6777/
Qabash6771/
Caboot6767/
Cabois6745/
Cabose6742/
Kabosh6733/
Kawoos6721/
Qaboud6713/
Kavoos6710/
Quabus676/
Quaboh674/
Kasboo674/
Cabots674/
Qabase674/
Kaboss673/
Kabooy672/
Qabohe671/
Caabos671/
Casbos671/
Qabass671/
Cabood671/
Khaboo671/
Kabois671/
Khabos671/
Kauboo671/
Qabouh671/
Qabouz671/
Kabooj671/
Qabouj671/
Kabooh671/
Kabhoo671/
Kaiboo671/
Qabush671/

Qaboos Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Qaboos in the Arabic language
قابوسqabws-

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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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  • 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 Qaboos
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