Qayyat Surname

1,343,156th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 166 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Qayyat Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Qayyat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran1171:656,26135,321
Jordan111:803,85814,945
Syria81:2,412,62810,757
Yemen81:3,303,16216,088
Lebanon61:939,51416,645
Tunisia51:122,12516,050
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Palestine41:1,137,21216,054
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Qayyat (123) may also be a first name.

Qayyat Last Name Facts

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

Qayyat is carried by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Qayyat.

How Common Is The Last Name Qayyat? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,343,156th most prevalent surname internationally, held by around 1 in 43,900,879 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 97 percent of Qayyat are found; 72 percent are found in South Asia and 71 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Qayyat is also the 840,349th most numerous first name worldwide, held by 123 people.

This surname is most frequent in Iran, where it is held by 117 people, or 1 in 656,261. In Iran it is primarily found in: Yazd Province, where 45 percent are found, Isfahan Province, where 30 percent are found and Tehran Province, where 13 percent are found. Aside from Iran it occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Jordan, where 7 percent are found and Syria, where 5 percent are found.

Qayyat Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Maronite (83%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Qayya912/
Qayyaz83104/
Qayyad8367/
Qayyah8323/
Qayyas8320/
Cayyat839/
Kayyat836/
Qoyyat832/
Qyat801/
Khayyat778,827/
Kayyath7711/
Qaheyat771/
Kayya73357/
Qayea7348/
Cayya7314/
Qaiya739/
Qayyo731/
Qyatt731/
Khayyatt714/
Qayaad67466/
Khayya67349/
Quayea6751/
Kayyad6728/
Cayyap6724/
Qahhat6718/
Kaiyat6713/
Qya679/
Qayoua676/
Kayyaz676/
Qyadth674/
Kayyaj673/
Kayaat672/
Kayyaa672/
Ccayya671/
Qayaas671/
Qaheya671/
Kayyah671/
Quyate671/
Kaayat671/

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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 Qayyat
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