Qeshtah Surname
Approximately 4,772 people bear this surname
Qeshtah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palestine | 4,227 | 1:1,076 | 174 |
| Jordan | 411 | 1:21,514 | 3,101 |
| Kuwait | 125 | 1:30,406 | 3,898 |
| Yemen | 5 | 1:5,285,059 | 21,214 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 1:1,879,028 | 22,073 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
Qeshtah Demographics
Qeshtah Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Qeshtah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Qeshtah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Qeshtah is found in Palestine more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Qeshtah.
How Common Is The Last Name Qeshtah? popularity and diffusion
It is the 99,230th most common surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,527,147 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Qeshtah live; 100 percent live in West Asia and 97 percent live in Levant.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Palestine, where it is held by 4,227 people, or 1 in 1,076. In Palestine it is primarily concentrated in: Rafah Governorate, where 92 percent live, Gaza Governorate, where 2 percent live and North Gaza Governorate, where 1 percent live. Besides Palestine Qeshtah occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Jordan, where 9 percent live and Kuwait, where 3 percent live.
Qeshtah Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Sunni (67%) in Lebanon.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qeshta | 92 | 2,983 | / |
| Qishtah | 86 | 856 | / |
| Queshta | 86 | 4 | / |
| Keshtah | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kheshtah | 80 | 11 | / |
| Quishtah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Keshta | 77 | 3,322 | / |
| Questa | 77 | 652 | / |
| Qestaj | 77 | 191 | / |
| Qashta | 77 | 189 | / |
| Qishta | 77 | 24 | / |
| Questad | 71 | 223 | / |
| Questat | 71 | 52 | / |
| Questas | 71 | 48 | / |
| Cheshta | 71 | 8 | / |
| Kishtah | 71 | 4 | / |
| Questaj | 71 | 2 | / |
| Keshtha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cesta | 67 | 1,356 | / |
| Kesta | 67 | 230 | / |
| Keasheta | 67 | 17 | / |
| Khashtah | 67 | 9 | / |
| Qosta | 67 | 2 | / |
| Qasta | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khoshtah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cheshtha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kishtaih | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Qeshtah
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