Qais Surname
Approximately 16,215 people bear this surname
Qais Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 4,932 | 1:5,358 | 761 |
| Iraq | 3,076 | 1:11,385 | 856 |
| Lebanon | 1,946 | 1:2,897 | 544 |
| Afghanistan | 1,436 | 1:22,391 | 1,102 |
| Pakistan | 1,319 | 1:135,439 | 3,821 |
| Iran | 1,239 | 1:61,971 | 6,639 |
| Saudi Arabia | 517 | 1:59,682 | 8,852 |
| Syria | 453 | 1:42,607 | 2,426 |
| Bangladesh | 360 | 1:442,658 | 11,259 |
| Egypt | 275 | 1:334,312 | 21,412 |
| Morocco | 170 | 1:202,801 | 34,956 |
| Palestine | 112 | 1:40,615 | 4,676 |
| India | 105 | 1:7,305,385 | 159,213 |
| Kuwait | 87 | 1:43,686 | 5,304 |
| United Arab Emirates | 38 | 1:241,112 | 17,024 |
| Oman | 23 | 1:160,347 | 3,458 |
| England | 18 | 1:3,095,448 | 105,421 |
| Indonesia | 18 | 1:7,347,177 | 303,310 |
| Malaysia | 17 | 1:1,734,954 | 70,664 |
| Jordan | 16 | 1:552,652 | 13,471 |
| United States | 13 | 1:27,881,456 | 736,413 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Djibouti | 4 | 1:228,733 | 966 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
Qais (79,066) may also be a first name.
Qais Demographics
Qais Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Qais Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Qais Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Qais (Arabic: قيس, Hindi: कैस, Marathi: क़ैस, Oriya: େକୖଶ) is held by more people in Yemen than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Qais? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 32,787th most commonly occurring family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 449,432 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Qais reside; 69 percent reside in West Asia and 35 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. Qais is also the 12,496th most frequently occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 79,066 people.
This last name is most common in Yemen, where it is carried by 4,932 people, or 1 in 5,358. In Yemen Qais is primarily concentrated in: Hajjah Governorate, where 53 percent are found, 'Amran Governorate, where 19 percent are found and Amanat Al Asimah, where 15 percent are found. Aside from Yemen this surname occurs in 41 countries. It is also found in Iraq, where 19 percent are found and Lebanon, where 12 percent are found.
Qais Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Qais last name is chiefly Shiite (47%) in Lebanon.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quais | 89 | 511 | / |
| Qaiss | 89 | 146 | / |
| Qaish | 89 | 59 | / |
| Qaise | 89 | 22 | / |
| Qaias | 89 | 3 | / |
| Qaisd | 89 | 2 | / |
| Qhais | 89 | 1 | / |
| Qaies | 89 | 1 | / |
| Qaist | 89 | 1 | / |
| Qaais | 89 | 1 | / |
| Qas | 86 | 1,103 | / |
| Qai | 86 | 319 | / |
| Qis | 86 | 9 | / |
| Quaish | 80 | 26 | / |
| Quaies | 80 | 8 | / |
| Quaise | 80 | 6 | / |
| Qayise | 80 | 3 | / |
| Quaiis | 80 | 1 | / |
| Quaiss | 80 | 1 | / |
| Qaaish | 80 | 1 | / |
| Quaits | 80 | 0 | / |
| Qaid | 75 | 94,241 | / |
| Kais | 75 | 9,833 | / |
| Cais | 75 | 2,424 | / |
| Quai | 75 | 1,280 | / |
| Qayi | 75 | 1,145 | / |
| Qase | 75 | 1,133 | / |
| Quas | 75 | 398 | / |
| Qash | 75 | 300 | / |
| Quis | 75 | 292 | / |
| Qaie | 75 | 237 | / |
| Qaji | 75 | 214 | / |
| Qois | 75 | 168 | / |
| Qaiz | 75 | 97 | / |
| Qays | 75 | 96 | / |
| Qast | 75 | 54 | / |
| Qhai | 75 | 41 | / |
| Qait | 75 | 36 | / |
| Qass | 75 | 32 | / |
| Qeis | 75 | 28 | / |
| Qaia | 75 | 22 | / |
| Qeas | 75 | 17 | / |
| Qaas | 75 | 12 | / |
| Hqas | 75 | 11 | / |
| Qasd | 75 | 8 | / |
| Qaai | 75 | 7 | / |
| Qist | 75 | 6 | / |
| Qish | 75 | 4 | / |
| Qads | 75 | 3 | / |
| Qaio | 75 | 2 | / |
| Qats | 75 | 2 | / |
| Qkai | 75 | 2 | / |
| Qaus | 75 | 2 | / |
| Qgai | 75 | 2 | / |
| Qise | 75 | 2 | / |
| Qasz | 75 | 2 | / |
| Qasc | 75 | 2 | / |
| Qaip | 75 | 2 | / |
| Qqis | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hqai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Qaix | 75 | 1 | / |
| Qahs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gqas | 75 | 1 | / |
| Qaic | 75 | 1 | / |
| Qaij | 75 | 1 | / |
| Qaiu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Qajs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Qcas | 75 | 1 | / |
| Qiss | 75 | 1 | / |
| Qkas | 75 | 1 | / |
| Qgas | 75 | 1 | / |
| Qhas | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cqas | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kqas | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kqis | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gqai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Qgis | 75 | 0 | / |
| Quaisse | 73 | 234 | / |
| Qi | 67 | 3,625,047 | / |
| Quist | 67 | 22,224 | / |
| Quast | 67 | 13,510 | / |
| Kaise | 67 | 5,476 | / |
| Kaish | 67 | 4,033 | / |
| Quaas | 67 | 2,619 | / |
| Quaid | 67 | 2,423 | / |
| Kaiss | 67 | 1,989 | / |
| Qa | 67 | 1,555 | / |
| Kaies | 67 | 848 | / |
| Qease | 67 | 785 | / |
| Quass | 67 | 715 | / |
| Quash | 67 | 621 | / |
| Quaia | 67 | 557 | / |
| Caise | 67 | 529 | / |
| Khais | 67 | 510 | / |
| Quish | 67 | 441 | / |
| Qayas | 67 | 430 | / |
| Qiyas | 67 | 352 | / |
| Kayis | 67 | 316 | / |
| Caius | 67 | 226 | / |
| Qaied | 67 | 221 | / |
| Gqaji | 67 | 165 | / |
| Qhayi | 67 | 148 | / |
| Quaio | 67 | 141 | / |
| Quait | 67 | 139 | / |
| Quise | 67 | 128 | / |
| Kaius | 67 | 127 | / |
| Cajis | 67 | 122 | / |
| Kaias | 67 | 115 | / |
| Kajis | 67 | 93 | / |
| Kaios | 67 | 93 | / |
| Quies | 67 | 78 | / |
| Qaysh | 67 | 73 | / |
| Qhaji | 67 | 65 | / |
| Quaix | 67 | 64 | / |
| Qayid | 67 | 60 | / |
| Queis | 67 | 56 | / |
| Quase | 67 | 48 | / |
| Qeyas | 67 | 41 | / |
| Caish | 67 | 39 | / |
| Kaisz | 67 | 37 | / |
| Qaasd | 67 | 33 | / |
| Quijs | 67 | 31 | / |
| Quahs | 67 | 30 | / |
| Caits | 67 | 27 | / |
| Caios | 67 | 22 | / |
| Qayes | 67 | 21 | / |
| Quaji | 67 | 20 | / |
| Quaie | 67 | 20 | / |
| Quaih | 67 | 18 | / |
| Qaesh | 67 | 15 | / |
| Quays | 67 | 14 | / |
| Qahas | 67 | 14 | / |
| Quaai | 67 | 13 | / |
| Quiss | 67 | 12 | / |
| Qayit | 67 | 12 | / |
| Qashe | 67 | 12 | / |
| Qasse | 67 | 11 | / |
| Caies | 67 | 8 | / |
| Qaiaz | 67 | 8 | / |
| Qahia | 67 | 7 | / |
| Caias | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kkais | 67 | 5 | / |
| Qasht | 67 | 4 | / |
| Qaiçe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Qahji | 67 | 4 | / |
| Qayss | 67 | 4 | / |
| Qajid | 67 | 4 | / |
| Quqas | 67 | 4 | / |
| Qhaiz | 67 | 4 | / |
| Caiss | 67 | 3 | / |
| Quisp | 67 | 3 | / |
| Queas | 67 | 3 | / |
| Qa'ai | 67 | 3 | / |
| Qashh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kqayi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Qishe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kaais | 67 | 2 | / |
| Qisse | 67 | 2 | / |
| Quasz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Caist | 67 | 2 | / |
| Caisp | 67 | 2 | / |
| Qojas | 67 | 2 | / |
| Quaitsch | 67 | 2 | / |
| Quaiz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Qheis | 67 | 2 | / |
| Qayyi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Qaidh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Qaieh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Qadds | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hqase | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kaiis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qaaid | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qaiph | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qijas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qucai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Quisc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Quizs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qadse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qahsh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qaiee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qaioe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qaush | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qajes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qayiz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Caiús | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cayis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Quads | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaiys | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gqayi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qu'ai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Quaic | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qoise | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qahyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qatse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qatsh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qadsh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qaibp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qaiio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qaase | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qashd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qiszd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qgcis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qhaus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qiejs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qiesj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qijss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cqaip | 67 | 1 | / |
| Caiys | 67 | 0 | / |
| Qeise | 67 | 0 | / |
Qais Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Qais in the Oriya language | ||
| େକୖଶ | ekasa | - |
| Qais in the Marathi language | ||
| क़ैस | qaisa | 75 |
| क़ैश | qaisa | 25 |
| Qais in the Hindi language | ||
| कैस | kaisa | 69.57 |
| कैश | kaisa | 17.39 |
| क़ैस | qaisa | 13.04 |
| Qais in the Arabic language | ||
| قيس | qys | - |
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