Qamous Surname
Approximately 154 people bear this surname
Qamous Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 147 | 1:179,764 | 8,164 |
| Iran | 6 | 1:12,797,087 | 199,837 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
Qamous Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Qamous Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Qamous is found in Yemen more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Qamous? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,409,418th most prevalent family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 47,321,727 people. The last name Qamous is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Qamous are found; 95 percent are found in West Asia and 95 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Yemen, where it is held by 147 people, or 1 in 179,764. In Yemen it is most numerous in: Al Hudaydah Governorate, where 85 percent live, Sana'a Governorate, where 11 percent live and Hajjah Governorate, where 3 percent live. Not including Yemen it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 4 percent live and Morocco, 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 Qamous
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