Qalq Surname
Approximately 8,164 people bear this surname
Qalq Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Syria | 7,907 | 1:2,441 | 291 |
| Palestine | 130 | 1:34,991 | 4,325 |
| Yemen | 108 | 1:244,679 | 9,175 |
| Jordan | 14 | 1:631,603 | 13,893 |
| Afghanistan | 5 | 1:6,430,637 | 27,710 |
Qalq Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Qalq Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Qalq is found in Syria more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Qalq? popularity and diffusion
The last name Qalq is the 61,576th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 892,644 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Qalq are found; 100 percent are found in West Asia and 99 percent are found in Levant.
The surname is most commonly used in Syria, where it is held by 7,907 people, or 1 in 2,441. In Syria it is most frequent in: Idlib Governorate, where 91 percent live and Rif Dimashq Governorate, where 9 percent live. Excluding Syria this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Palestine, where 2 percent live and Yemen, where 1 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 Qalq
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