Qamis Surname
Approximately 1,541 people bear this surname
Qamis Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somalia | 882 | 1:15,252 | 975 |
| Yemen | 523 | 1:50,526 | 4,023 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Syria | 4 | 1:4,825,256 | 12,827 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
Qamis (489) may also be a first name.
Qamis Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Qamis Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Qamis occurs more in Somalia more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Qamis? popularity and diffusion
The last name Qamis is the 255,938th most frequently held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 4,729,102 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 65 percent of Qamis live; 57 percent live in East Africa and 57 percent live in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 384,341st most common forename throughout the world, borne by 489 people.
Qamis is most commonly held in Somalia, where it is held by 882 people, or 1 in 15,252. Apart from Somalia this surname is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Yemen, where 34 percent are found and Egypt, where 8 percent are found.
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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 Qamis
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