Qamsh Surname

847,909th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 323 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jordan
Highest density in:
Jordan

Qamsh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Qamsh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jordan2121:41,7104,578
Yemen741:357,09910,051
Palestine171:267,57910,328
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Lebanon81:704,63514,756
Iran31:25,594,175224,183

Qamsh Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Qamsh Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Qamsh is found in Jordan more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Qamsh? popularity and diffusion

Qamsh is the 847,909th most widespread last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 22,562,062 people. The last name Qamsh occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Qamsh are found; 96 percent are found in West Asia and 73 percent are found in Levant.

The surname is most common in Jordan, where it is carried by 212 people, or 1 in 41,710. In Jordan Qamsh is mostly found in: Amman Governorate, where 77 percent are found, Zarqa Governorate, where 11 percent are found and Jerash Governorate, where 7 percent are found. Excluding Jordan it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Yemen, where 23 percent are found and Palestine, where 5 percent are found.

Qamsh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Qamsh surname is primarily Shiite (100%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Qams891/
Kamsh80413/
Qamch80309/
Qamse8032/
Quams803/
Qansh803/
Qamst802/
Qaims802/
Qamss801/
Quatimsh772/
Kamsch7337/
Khamsh7333/
Qasems7329/
Camshe7312/
Kamshe734/
Qhamse731/
Qasims731/
Kams67550/
Cams67305/
Qamz67215/
Qans6715/
Khamshe675/
Qoms671/

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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
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  • 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 Qamsh
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