Qaqeesh Surname

172,880th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,487 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jordan
Highest density in:
Jordan

Qaqeesh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Qaqeesh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jordan2,4531:3,605739
Palestine201:227,4429,690
Lebanon111:512,46212,816
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Qaqeesh Last Name Facts

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

Qaqeesh occurs more in Jordan more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Qaqeesh? popularity and diffusion

Qaqeesh is the 172,880th most commonly held family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,930,256 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Qaqeesh live; 100 percent live in West Asia and 100 percent live in Levant.

The last name Qaqeesh is most commonly held in Jordan, where it is carried by 2,453 people, or 1 in 3,605. In Jordan Qaqeesh is primarily concentrated in: Balqa Governorate, where 47 percent live, Amman Governorate, where 25 percent live and Irbid Governorate, where 17 percent live. Outside of Jordan this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Palestine, where 1 percent live and Lebanon, where 0 percent live.

Qaqeesh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Qaqeesh surname is predominantly Greek Orthodox (100%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Qashqeesh88468/
Qaqiesh865/
Qoqeesh864/
Qaqish77468/
Qaqeer772/
Qaqash771/
Qaqe7330/
Qaquish715/
Qaiqe6713/
Qaqer672/
Quacques671/
Qacee671/
Qoqee671/
Qashkesh671/
Qasqoush671/
Qhaqe671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Qaqeesh
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis