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 held by more people in Yemen than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Qashan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Qashan is the 1,011,991st most frequent family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 29,034,047 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 64 percent of Qashan are found; 62 percent are found in West Asia and 62 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 752,187th most frequently held first name world-wide. It is borne by 150 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Yemen, where it is held by 154 people, or 1 in 171,593. In Yemen Qashan is most numerous in: Taiz Governorate, where 84 percent live, Sana'a Governorate, where 15 percent live and Al Hudaydah Governorate, where 1 percent live. Besides Yemen this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found 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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- 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 Qashan
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