Qays Surname
Approximately 96 people bear this surname
Qays Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 29 | 1:2,647,673 | 84,414 |
| Palestine | 29 | 1:156,857 | 8,402 |
| Iraq | 26 | 1:1,346,987 | 15,017 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Yemen | 3 | 1:8,808,431 | 35,773 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Qays (967) may also be a first name.
Qays Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Qays Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Qays occurs in Iran more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Qays.
How Common Is The Last Name Qays? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,894,523rd most common family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 75,911,937 people. The surname Qays occurs predominantly in Asia, where 95 percent of Qays are found; 65 percent are found in West Asia and 57 percent are found in Levant. It is also the 259,308th most frequently occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 967 people.
Qays is most commonly used in Iran, where it is held by 29 people, or 1 in 2,647,673. In Iran Qays is most frequent in: Tehran Province, where 41 percent reside, East Azerbaijan Province, where 28 percent reside and Razavi Khorasan Province, where 24 percent reside. Apart from Iran this last name is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Palestine, where 30 percent reside and Iraq, where 27 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qayas | 89 | 430 | / |
| Qaysh | 89 | 73 | / |
| Qayes | 89 | 21 | / |
| Quays | 89 | 14 | / |
| Qayss | 89 | 4 | / |
| Qas | 86 | 1,103 | / |
| Qay | 86 | 87 | / |
| Qys | 86 | 1 | / |
| Quayes | 80 | 911 | / |
| Qayash | 80 | 25 | / |
| Qayysh | 80 | 6 | / |
| Qayise | 80 | 3 | / |
| Qayesh | 80 | 2 | / |
| Qayass | 80 | 1 | / |
| Qayous | 80 | 1 | / |
| Qayoos | 80 | 1 | / |
| Qais | 75 | 16,215 | / |
| Kays | 75 | 6,498 | / |
| Quay | 75 | 3,741 | / |
| Qayi | 75 | 1,145 | / |
| Qase | 75 | 1,133 | / |
| Quas | 75 | 398 | / |
| Cays | 75 | 332 | / |
| Qash | 75 | 300 | / |
| Qeys | 75 | 196 | / |
| Qaya | 75 | 133 | / |
| Qayy | 75 | 115 | / |
| Qaye | 75 | 57 | / |
| Qast | 75 | 54 | / |
| Qass | 75 | 32 | / |
| Qayo | 75 | 28 | / |
| Qyse | 75 | 28 | / |
| Qayd | 75 | 18 | / |
| Qeas | 75 | 17 | / |
| Quys | 75 | 12 | / |
| Qaas | 75 | 12 | / |
| Hqas | 75 | 11 | / |
| Qasd | 75 | 8 | / |
| Qayt | 75 | 4 | / |
| Qayu | 75 | 3 | / |
| Qads | 75 | 3 | / |
| Qayz | 75 | 3 | / |
| Kqay | 75 | 3 | / |
| Qats | 75 | 2 | / |
| Qaus | 75 | 2 | / |
| Qasz | 75 | 2 | / |
| Qasc | 75 | 2 | / |
| Qhys | 75 | 2 | / |
| Qayh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Qahs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gqas | 75 | 1 | / |
| Qyds | 75 | 1 | / |
| Qysh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Qysz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Qyxs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Qajs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Qajy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Qayj | 75 | 1 | / |
| Qcas | 75 | 1 | / |
| Qcay | 75 | 1 | / |
| Qkas | 75 | 1 | / |
| Qkys | 75 | 1 | / |
| Qgas | 75 | 1 | / |
| Qhas | 75 | 1 | / |
| Qhay | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cqas | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cqay | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kqas | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gqys | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hqay | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hqys | 75 | 1 | / |
| Qaysheh | 73 | 3 | / |
| Qayaush | 73 | 1 | / |
| Quaye | 67 | 89,748 | / |
| Kayes | 67 | 28,475 | / |
| Quast | 67 | 13,510 | / |
| Qayad | 67 | 2,754 | / |
| Quaas | 67 | 2,619 | / |
| Qayed | 67 | 2,590 | / |
| Cayas | 67 | 2,258 | / |
| Qa | 67 | 1,555 | / |
| Kayas | 67 | 1,381 | / |
| Qease | 67 | 785 | / |
| Quass | 67 | 715 | / |
| Quash | 67 | 621 | / |
| Quais | 67 | 511 | / |
| Kayse | 67 | 415 | / |
| Qiyas | 67 | 352 | / |
| Kayis | 67 | 316 | / |
| Cayes | 67 | 243 | / |
| Kayus | 67 | 223 | / |
| Qayaz | 67 | 158 | / |
| Qhayi | 67 | 148 | / |
| Qaiss | 67 | 146 | / |
| Kaysh | 67 | 137 | / |
| Cayos | 67 | 125 | / |
| Cayse | 67 | 110 | / |
| Qayee | 67 | 96 | / |
| Kayos | 67 | 67 | / |
| Qayid | 67 | 60 | / |
| Qaish | 67 | 59 | / |
| Quase | 67 | 48 | / |
| Kayss | 67 | 45 | / |
| Qayeh | 67 | 44 | / |
| Qeyas | 67 | 41 | / |
| Qaasd | 67 | 33 | / |
| Quahs | 67 | 30 | / |
| Quaya | 67 | 25 | / |
| Qaise | 67 | 22 | / |
| Kayhs | 67 | 22 | / |
| Khays | 67 | 21 | / |
| Qayat | 67 | 21 | / |
| Qayoo | 67 | 20 | / |
| Cayus | 67 | 16 | / |
| Qy | 67 | 16 | / |
| Hqayt | 67 | 16 | / |
| Qaesh | 67 | 15 | / |
| Qayah | 67 | 14 | / |
| Qahas | 67 | 14 | / |
| Qayit | 67 | 12 | / |
| Qashe | 67 | 12 | / |
| Qauye | 67 | 11 | / |
| Qasse | 67 | 11 | / |
| Q'Aya | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kaysø | 67 | 7 | / |
| Qayou | 67 | 6 | / |
| Qasht | 67 | 4 | / |
| Quayo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Quqas | 67 | 4 | / |
| Cquay | 67 | 3 | / |
| Cayts | 67 | 3 | / |
| Queas | 67 | 3 | / |
| Qashh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Qaias | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kqayi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Quasz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Qayez | 67 | 2 | / |
| Qojas | 67 | 2 | / |
| Qayyi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Qadds | 67 | 2 | / |
| Qaisd | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hqase | 67 | 2 | / |
| Qayuh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Qeyes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qhais | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qijas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Quayt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qadse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qahsh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qaies | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qaush | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qeysh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qhaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qaist | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qajes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qayau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qaych | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qayha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qayiz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qayoz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qayuj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qayyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qayyz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cayis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Quads | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaiys | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gqayi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qahyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qatse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qatsh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qadsh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qaais | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qaase | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qaydj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qayet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qashd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qhaus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gqyst | 67 | 1 | / |
| Quahy | 67 | 0 | / |
| Caiys | 67 | 0 | / |
| Quauy | 67 | 0 | / |
| Quayd | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Qays
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