Qaraqah Surname
Approximately 1,237 people bear this surname
Qaraqah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palestine | 694 | 1:6,555 | 1,419 |
| Jordan | 543 | 1:16,284 | 2,603 |
Qaraqah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Qaraqah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Qaraqah is found most in Palestine. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Qaraqah.
How Common Is The Last Name Qaraqah? popularity and diffusion
Qaraqah is the 305,837th most common surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 5,891,306 people. The last name Qaraqah occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Qaraqah reside; 100 percent reside in West Asia and 100 percent reside in Levant.
The last name Qaraqah is most widely held in Palestine, where it is borne by 694 people, or 1 in 6,555. In Palestine it is primarily concentrated in: Bethlehem Governorate, where 78 percent reside, Qalqilya Governorate, where 14 percent reside and Jerusalem Governorate, where 4 percent reside. Besides Palestine this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Jordan, where 44 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qaraqash | 93 | 16 | / |
| Qaraqosh | 80 | 153 | / |
| Qaraqoch | 80 | 2 | / |
| Karaqa | 77 | 25 | / |
| Qaraca | 77 | 16 | / |
| Qaraqeish | 75 | 1 | / |
| Karashqah | 75 | 1 | / |
| Karakah | 71 | 10 | / |
| Qarraca | 71 | 10 | / |
| Kharashqah | 71 | 3 | / |
| Qarakas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Qarakat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Karakhah | 67 | 8 | / |
| Caracach | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kharraqa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Caracash | 67 | 3 | / |
| Khairaqa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Carakhah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qareaqoz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qareaqos | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kharadqa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Carakash | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Qaraqah
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