Qeshta Surname

148,262nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,983 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Palestine
Highest density in:
Palestine

Qeshta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Qeshta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Palestine2,5851:1,760341
Egypt3661:251,19117,305
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Yemen51:5,285,05921,214
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Qeshta Last Name Facts

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

The last name Qeshta is carried by more people in Palestine than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Qeshta.

How Common Is The Last Name Qeshta? popularity and diffusion

The surname Qeshta is the 148,262nd most prevalent family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 2,443,026 people. The last name Qeshta occurs predominantly in Asia, where 87 percent of Qeshta are found; 87 percent are found in West Asia and 87 percent are found in Levant.

The surname is most widely held in Palestine, where it is borne by 2,585 people, or 1 in 1,760. In Palestine it is mostly concentrated in: Rafah Governorate, where 96 percent live, North Gaza Governorate, where 1 percent live and Gaza Governorate, where 1 percent live. Without taking into account Palestine it exists in 15 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 12 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Qeshtah924,772/
Queshta924/
Keshta833,322/
Questa83652/
Qestaj83191/
Qashta83189/
Qishta8324/
Qeta80165/
Qishtah77856/
Questad77223/
Questat7752/
Questas7748/
Cheshta778/
Questaj772/
Keshtah771/
Keshtha771/
Queta7315,255/
Cesta731,356/
Kesta73230/
Qetaj73102/
Kehta737/
Qceta736/
Gqeta733/
Qosta732/
Qasta731/
Qetta731/
Qetas731/
Qieta731/
Qetha731/
Keasheta7117/
Kheshtah7111/
Quishtah711/
Cheshtha711/
Kishta673,700/
Quieta671,745/
Koshta671,593/
Chesta671,457/
Kashta67628/
Cestau67313/
Quetta67185/
Questo67173/
Kyshta6798/
Kaesta6749/
Keshto6746/
Coesta6739/
Kestay6734/
Quista6732/
Kechta6728/
Khesta6723/
Kestha6721/
Queita6721/
Cestay6717/
Quetay6715/
Queeta6713/
Quetat6711/
Kestad678/
Quetea676/
Coshta675/
Keihta674/
Quetoa672/
Kestai672/
Keahta671/
Keheta671/
Quetas671/
Qiesto671/
Kestat671/
Quetai671/
Keehta671/
Gqetha671/
Cqetha671/
Koesta671/
Caesta671/
Qietay671/
Quetha671/
Kestea670/
Keista670/

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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 Qeshta
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