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

The surname Qayeb is more commonly found in Iran than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Qayeb? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,593,402nd most frequently used surname globally, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Qayeb occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Qayeb reside; 50 percent reside in South Asia and 50 percent reside in Islamic South Asia.

This surname is most prevalent in Iran, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 25,594,175. In Iran Qayeb is most numerous in: Hormozgan Province, where 33 percent live, Khuzestan Province, where 33 percent live and Lorestan Province, where 33 percent live. Without taking into account Iran this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Yemen, where 33 percent live and Iraq, where 17 percent live.

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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