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
Qays is borne by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Qays? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,894,523rd most frequent last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 75,911,937 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 95 percent of Qays live; 65 percent live in West Asia and 57 percent live in Levant. Qays is also the 259,308th most common first name in the world It is held by 967 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Iran, where it is borne by 29 people, or 1 in 2,647,673. In Iran it is most frequent in: Tehran Province, where 41 percent are found, East Azerbaijan Province, where 28 percent are found and Razavi Khorasan Province, where 24 percent are found. Apart from Iran Qays occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Palestine, where 30 percent are found and Iraq, where 27 percent are found.
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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- 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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