Qalaa Surname
Approximately 307 people bear this surname
Qalaa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 276 | 1:95,744 | 5,900 |
| Tunisia | 21 | 1:29,077 | 4,362 |
| Syria | 9 | 1:2,144,558 | 9,551 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
Qalaa (8,230) may also be a first name.
Qalaa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Qalaa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Qalaa has its highest incidence in Yemen. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Qalaa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Qalaa is the 878,878th most numerous surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 23,737,935 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 93 percent of Qalaa are found; 93 percent are found in West Asia and 90 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula. Qalaa is also the 69,754th most frequently held forename on earth, borne by 8,230 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Yemen, where it is carried by 276 people, or 1 in 95,744. In Yemen Qalaa is most numerous in: 'Amran Governorate, where 47 percent live, Al Hudaydah Governorate, where 45 percent live and Sana'a Governorate, where 7 percent live. Apart from Yemen it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Tunisia, where 7 percent live and Syria, where 3 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 Qalaa
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