Qureis Surname
Approximately 279 people bear this surname
Qureis Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan | 240 | 1:36,843 | 4,272 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1:4,548,849 | 18,388 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Qureis Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Qureis Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Qureis occurs in Jordan more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Qureis? popularity and diffusion
The surname Qureis is the 940,398th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 26,120,236 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Qureis reside; 100 percent reside in West Asia and 86 percent reside in Levant.
This last name is most commonly held in Jordan, where it is held by 240 people, or 1 in 36,843. In Jordan Qureis is most frequent in: Irbid Governorate, where 95 percent are found, Zarqa Governorate, where 4 percent are found and Balqa Governorate, where 0 percent are found. Aside from Jordan Qureis is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Kuwait, where 10 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 3 percent are found.
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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 Qureis
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