Qayeb Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Yemen

Qayeb Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Qayeb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813

Qayeb Last Name Facts

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

Qayeb is found most in Iran. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Qayeb? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,593,402nd most widely held surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name Qayeb occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Qayeb are found; 50 percent are found in South Asia and 50 percent are found in Islamic South Asia.

This last name is most frequently used in Iran, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 25,594,175. In Iran it is primarily found in: Hormozgan Province, where 33 percent are found, Khuzestan Province, where 33 percent are found and Lorestan Province, where 33 percent are found. Not including Iran it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Yemen, where 33 percent are found and Iraq, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Qayb891/
Kayeb8085/
Qayub8018/
Qayef804/
Qayab802/
Qayib801/
Qaieb801/
Khayeb73102/
Qayoob7323/
Qayoub735/
Kaeb6710,883/
Kayb67251/
Qaib677/
Qucayev674/
Caeb673/
Qayv672/
Cayb672/
Qyep671/
Qyew671/
Qaef671/
Qaep671/
Qeab671/
Qoyb671/
Qyef671/
Qayf671/
Kyeb671/
Quayoob671/

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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 Qayeb
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