Qiyas Surname

798,040th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 352 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Qiyas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Qiyas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan3071:104,7332,647
Pakistan431:4,154,50929,278
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Qiyas (2,680) may also be a first name.

Qiyas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Qiyas is found in Afghanistan more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Qiyas? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 798,040th most widely held last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 20,703,255 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Qiyas live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Qiyas is also the 141,565th most commonly used forename globally It is held by 2,680 people.

The surname Qiyas is most frequently occurring in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 307 people, or 1 in 104,733. In Afghanistan Qiyas is most common in: Nangarhar, where 81 percent live, Kabul, where 7 percent live and Kunar, where 3 percent live. Beside Afghanistan it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 12 percent live and Azerbaijan, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Qiyash9110/
Qiya8915/
Quiyass8319/
Kiyas801,600/
Qayas80430/
Qiyaz8070/
Qhiya8059/
Quiya8056/
Qeyas8041/
Qiyah8039/
Ciyas8014/
Qaias803/
Qiyad802/
Qiyat802/
Qijas801/
Qiyasova77852/
Kiyash73216/
Quioas7356/
Qayash7325/
Kiyase7318/
Khiyas7311/
Queias736/
Queyas732/
Chiyas732/
Kioyas731/
Quiyap731/
Qayass731/
Qieyaz731/
Kiya6768,857/
Ciya6722,344/
Qais6716,215/
Qeys67196/
Qois67168/
Qaya67133/
Qays6796/
Qeis6728/
Qeya6723/
Qaia6722/
Qeas6717/
Qiyo6710/
Qiye676/
Kiyasse675/
Kiyashe673/
Qaus672/
Qoia671/
Quioyah671/
Qoya671/
Qyya671/
Qajs671/
Qayaush671/
Qiea671/
Qiey671/
Qiia671/

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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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  • 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 Qiyas
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