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 is found in Iran more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Qeshm? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 983,245th most commonly used family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 27,815,061 people. The last name Qeshm occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Qeshm reside; 90 percent reside in South Asia and 90 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Qeshm is also the 580,229th most numerous forename world-wide, borne by 238 people.
This last name is most widely held in Iran, where it is carried by 236 people, or 1 in 325,350. In Iran it is most frequent in: Khuzestan Province, where 49 percent are found, Tehran Province, where 17 percent are found and Razavi Khorasan Province, where 15 percent are found. Apart from Iran Qeshm is found in 2 countries. It also occurs 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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