Qeshm Surname
Approximately 262 people bear this surname
Qeshm Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 236 | 1:325,350 | 22,370 |
| Syria | 19 | 1:1,015,843 | 6,722 |
| Yemen | 7 | 1:3,775,042 | 17,439 |
Qeshm (238) may also be a first name.
Qeshm Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Qeshm Come From? nationality or country of origin
Qeshm occurs most in Iran. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Qeshm? popularity and diffusion
The last name Qeshm is the 983,245th most frequently held last name in the world, held by around 1 in 27,815,061 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Qeshm live; 90 percent live in South Asia and 90 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 580,229th most common first name internationally, held by 238 people.
Qeshm is most commonly held in Iran, where it is held by 236 people, or 1 in 325,350. In Iran it is most numerous in: Khuzestan Province, where 49 percent are found, Tehran Province, where 17 percent are found and Razavi Khorasan Province, where 15 percent are found. Other than Iran Qeshm exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Syria, where 7 percent are found and Yemen, where 3 percent are found.
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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 Qeshm
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