Qais Surname

32,787th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,215 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Qais Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Qais Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen4,9321:5,358761
Iraq3,0761:11,385856
Lebanon1,9461:2,897544
Afghanistan1,4361:22,3911,102
Pakistan1,3191:135,4393,821
Iran1,2391:61,9716,639
Saudi Arabia5171:59,6828,852
Syria4531:42,6072,426
Bangladesh3601:442,65811,259
Egypt2751:334,31221,412
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
Palestine1121:40,6154,676
India1051:7,305,385159,213
Kuwait871:43,6865,304
United Arab Emirates381:241,11217,024
Oman231:160,3473,458
England181:3,095,448105,421
Indonesia181:7,347,177303,310
Malaysia171:1,734,95470,664
Jordan161:552,65213,471
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Djibouti41:228,733966
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
France11:66,422,722504,397
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155

Qais (79,066) may also be a first name.

Qais Last Name Facts

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

The surname Qais (Arabic: قيس, Hindi: कैस, Marathi: क़ैस, Oriya: େକୖଶ) occurs in Yemen more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Qais? popularity and diffusion

It is the 32,787th most widely held family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 449,432 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Qais live; 69 percent live in West Asia and 35 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 12,496th most frequently used first name globally, held by 79,066 people.

The surname Qais is most widespread in Yemen, where it is borne by 4,932 people, or 1 in 5,358. In Yemen Qais is mostly found in: Hajjah Governorate, where 53 percent live, 'Amran Governorate, where 19 percent live and Amanat Al Asimah, where 15 percent live. Beside Yemen this surname occurs in 41 countries. It is also common in Iraq, where 19 percent live and Lebanon, where 12 percent live.

Qais Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Qais last name is predominantly Shiite (47%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Quais89511/
Qaiss89146/
Qaish8959/
Qaise8922/
Qaias893/
Qaisd892/
Qhais891/
Qaies891/
Qaist891/
Qaais891/
Qas861,103/
Qai86319/
Qis869/
Quaish8026/
Quaies808/
Quaise806/
Qayise803/
Quaiis801/
Quaiss801/
Qaaish801/
Quaits800/
Qaid7594,241/
Kais759,833/
Cais752,424/
Quai751,280/
Qayi751,145/
Qase751,133/
Quas75398/
Qash75300/
Quis75292/
Qaie75237/
Qaji75214/
Qois75168/
Qaiz7597/
Qays7596/
Qast7554/
Qhai7541/
Qait7536/
Qass7532/
Qeis7528/
Qaia7522/
Qeas7517/
Qaas7512/
Hqas7511/
Qasd758/
Qaai757/
Qist756/
Qish754/
Qads753/
Qaio752/
Qats752/
Qkai752/
Qaus752/
Qgai752/
Qise752/
Qasz752/
Qasc752/
Qaip752/
Qqis752/
Hqai751/
Qaix751/
Qahs751/
Gqas751/
Qaic751/
Qaij751/
Qaiu751/
Qajs751/
Qcas751/
Qiss751/
Qkas751/
Qgas751/
Qhas751/
Cqas751/
Kqas751/
Kqis751/
Gqai751/
Qgis750/
Quaisse73234/
Qi673,625,047/
Quist6722,224/
Quast6713,510/
Kaise675,476/
Kaish674,033/
Quaas672,619/
Quaid672,423/
Kaiss671,989/
Qa671,555/
Kaies67848/
Qease67785/
Quass67715/
Quash67621/
Quaia67557/
Caise67529/
Khais67510/
Quish67441/
Qayas67430/
Qiyas67352/
Kayis67316/
Caius67226/
Qaied67221/
Gqaji67165/
Qhayi67148/
Quaio67141/
Quait67139/
Quise67128/
Kaius67127/
Cajis67122/
Kaias67115/
Kajis6793/
Kaios6793/
Quies6778/
Qaysh6773/
Qhaji6765/
Quaix6764/
Qayid6760/
Queis6756/
Quase6748/
Qeyas6741/
Caish6739/
Kaisz6737/
Qaasd6733/
Quijs6731/
Quahs6730/
Caits6727/
Caios6722/
Qayes6721/
Quaji6720/
Quaie6720/
Quaih6718/
Qaesh6715/
Quays6714/
Qahas6714/
Quaai6713/
Quiss6712/
Qayit6712/
Qashe6712/
Qasse6711/
Caies678/
Qaiaz678/
Qahia677/
Caias676/
Kkais675/
Qasht674/
Qaiçe674/
Qahji674/
Qayss674/
Qajid674/
Quqas674/
Qhaiz674/
Caiss673/
Quisp673/
Queas673/
Qa'ai673/
Qashh673/
Kqayi673/
Qishe673/
Kaais672/
Qisse672/
Quasz672/
Caist672/
Caisp672/
Qojas672/
Quaitsch672/
Quaiz672/
Qheis672/
Qayyi672/
Qaidh672/
Qaieh672/
Qadds672/
Hqase672/
Kaiis671/
Qaaid671/
Qaiph671/
Qijas671/
Qucai671/
Quisc671/
Quizs671/
Qadse671/
Qahsh671/
Qaiee671/
Qaioe671/
Qaush671/
Qajes671/
Qayiz671/
Caiús671/
Cayis671/
Quads671/
Kaiys671/
Gqayi671/
Qu'ai671/
Quaic671/
Qoise671/
Qahyi671/
Qatse671/
Qatsh671/
Qadsh671/
Qaibp671/
Qaiio671/
Qaase671/
Qashd671/
Qiszd671/
Qgcis671/
Qhaus671/
Qiejs671/
Qiesj671/
Qijss671/
Cqaip671/
Caiys670/
Qeise670/

Qais Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Qais in the Oriya language
େକୖଶekasa-
Qais in the Marathi language
क़ैसqaisa75
क़ैशqaisa25
Qais in the Hindi language
कैसkaisa69.57
कैशkaisa17.39
क़ैसqaisa13.04
Qais in the Arabic language
قيسqys-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Qais
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