Qashan Surname
Approximately 251 people bear this surname
Qashan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 154 | 1:171,593 | 8,021 |
| Tanzania | 89 | 1:594,850 | 37,281 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
Qashan (150) may also be a first name.
Qashan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Qashan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Qashan (Hindi: क़षण) is found most frequently in Yemen. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Qashan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Qashan is the 1,011,991st most commonly held family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 29,034,047 people. Qashan is predominantly found in Asia, where 64 percent of Qashan live; 62 percent live in West Asia and 62 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 752,187th most commonly occurring given name world-wide, held by 150 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Yemen, where it is carried by 154 people, or 1 in 171,593. In Yemen Qashan is most frequent in: Taiz Governorate, where 84 percent live, Sana'a Governorate, where 15 percent live and Al Hudaydah Governorate, where 1 percent live. Not including Yemen this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 35 percent live and India, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Qashan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Qashan in the Hindi language | ||
| क़षण | qasana | 53.85 |
| क़शन | qasana | 15.38 |
| क़ष्ण | qasna | 15.38 |
| क़ष्ण | qasna | 7.69 |
| क़षन | qasana | 7.69 |
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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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- 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 Qashan
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