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 borne by more people in Syria than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Qalq? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 61,576th most frequent last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 892,644 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Qalq are found; 100 percent are found in West Asia and 99 percent are found in Levant.
This surname is most commonly held in Syria, where it is borne by 7,907 people, or 1 in 2,441. In Syria it is primarily concentrated in: Idlib Governorate, where 91 percent live and Rif Dimashq Governorate, where 9 percent live. Beside Syria this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs 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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