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 most in Palestine. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Qeshtah click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Qeshtah? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 99,230th most frequently occurring surname globally, held by around 1 in 1,527,147 people. The last name Qeshtah occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Qeshtah are found; 100 percent are found in West Asia and 97 percent are found in Levant.
Qeshtah is most commonly held in Palestine, where it is carried by 4,227 people, or 1 in 1,076. In Palestine Qeshtah is most common in: Rafah Governorate, where 92 percent live, Gaza Governorate, where 2 percent live and North Gaza Governorate, where 1 percent live. Not including 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 carrying the surname is primarily 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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