Qasas Surname
Approximately 3,063 people bear this surname
Qasas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanon | 1,543 | 1:3,653 | 682 |
| Jordan | 581 | 1:15,219 | 2,481 |
| Syria | 498 | 1:38,757 | 2,339 |
| Palestine | 203 | 1:22,408 | 3,411 |
| Yemen | 99 | 1:266,922 | 9,430 |
| United Arab Emirates | 75 | 1:122,164 | 10,258 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
Qasas Demographics
Qasas Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Qasas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Qasas Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Qasas (Arabic: قصَّاص) has its highest incidence in Lebanon. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Qasas? popularity and diffusion
The surname Qasas is the 144,971st most prevalent surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,379,218 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Qasas reside; 100 percent reside in West Asia and 92 percent reside in Levant.
This last name is most widespread in Lebanon, where it is held by 1,543 people, or 1 in 3,653. In Lebanon it is most numerous in: Mount Lebanon Governorate, where 45 percent reside, Baalbek-Hermel Governorate, where 37 percent reside and North Governorate, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account Lebanon Qasas is found in 18 countries. It is also common in Jordan, where 19 percent reside and Syria, where 16 percent reside.
Qasas Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Shiite (53%) in Lebanon.
Phonetically Similar Names
Qasas Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Qasas in the Arabic language | ||
| قصَّاص | qsaas | - |
| قصّاص | qsas | - |
| قصاص | qsas | - |
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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 Qasas
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