Qishawi Surname
Approximately 251 people bear this surname
Qishawi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan | 131 | 1:67,500 | 5,862 |
| Palestine | 100 | 1:45,488 | 4,888 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Qishawi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Qishawi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Qishawi occurs in Jordan more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Qishawi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,011,991st most common family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 29,034,047 people. Qishawi occurs mostly in Asia, where 93 percent of Qishawi live; 93 percent live in West Asia and 92 percent live in Levant.
The last name is most common in Jordan, where it is borne by 131 people, or 1 in 67,500. In Jordan Qishawi is mostly found in: Irbid Governorate, where 56 percent reside, Amman Governorate, where 44 percent reside and Zarqa Governorate, where 1 percent reside. Aside from Jordan this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Palestine, where 40 percent reside and Egypt, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qisawi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kishawi | 86 | 99 | / |
| Qishawy | 86 | 39 | / |
| Qishavi | 86 | 5 | / |
| Qeshawi | 86 | 2 | / |
| Khishawi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kisawi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khitshawi | 75 | 3 | / |
| Kishawy | 71 | 165 | / |
| Kishabi | 71 | 116 | / |
| Kishavi | 71 | 104 | / |
| Kushawi | 71 | 16 | / |
| Kichawi | 71 | 14 | / |
| Kisawio | 71 | 4 | / |
| Keshawi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kisawai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kishawa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Qeshabi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kishawe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kitchawi | 67 | 212 | / |
| Qeyshabi | 67 | 191 | / |
| Kheshawi | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kishaway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koishabi | 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 Qishawi
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