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 be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Qaboos? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 511,519th most frequently used last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 11,404,610 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Qaboos are found; 65 percent are found in West Asia and 65 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 244,750th most commonly held forename globally It is held by 1,068 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Yemen, where it is held by 415 people, or 1 in 63,675. In Yemen Qaboos is mostly concentrated in: Hadramaut Governorate, where 95 percent reside and Sana'a Governorate, where 5 percent reside. Barring Yemen this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 20 percent reside and Pakistan, where 13 percent reside.

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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  • 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 Qaboos
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