Qamash Surname
Approximately 1,029 people bear this surname
Qamash Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 374 | 1:70,656 | 4,968 |
| Pakistan | 365 | 1:489,435 | 8,521 |
| Lebanon | 142 | 1:39,698 | 3,660 |
| Iran | 130 | 1:590,635 | 33,044 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Syria | 5 | 1:3,860,204 | 11,832 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
Qamash (195) may also be a first name.
Qamash Demographics
Qamash Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Qamash Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Qamash Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Qamash occurs more in Yemen more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Qamash? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 353,738th most frequently held surname globally, borne by around 1 in 7,082,163 people. Qamash is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Qamash live; 51 percent live in West Asia and 48 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 649,894th most commonly used first name at a global level It is held by 195 people.
The last name Qamash is most commonly used in Yemen, where it is carried by 374 people, or 1 in 70,656. In Yemen Qamash is mostly found in: 'Amran Governorate, where 69 percent are found, Al Bayda Governorate, where 22 percent are found and Sana'a Governorate, where 8 percent are found. Not including Yemen this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 35 percent are found and Lebanon, where 14 percent are found.
Qamash Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Druze (100%) in Lebanon.
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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 Qamash
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