Qus Surname

692,305th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 427 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Yemen

Qus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Qus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen1761:150,1447,483
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Iraq681:515,0248,412
Syria181:1,072,2796,957
Palestine131:349,91111,386
Iran111:6,980,229145,986
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622

Qus (45) may also be a first name.

Qus Last Name Facts

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

Qus (Arabic: قوص) is carried by more people in Yemen than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Qus? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 692,305th most numerous last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 17,066,852 people. Qus occurs predominantly in Asia, where 71 percent of Qus reside; 66 percent reside in West Asia and 42 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 1,504,468th most commonly used first name in the world, borne by 45 people.

Qus is most frequently occurring in Yemen, where it is borne by 176 people, or 1 in 150,144. In Yemen Qus is most prevalent in: Ma'rib Governorate, where 94 percent live, Sana'a Governorate, where 6 percent live and Lahij Governorate, where 1 percent live. Other than Yemen it exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 29 percent live and Iraq, where 16 percent live.

Qus Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Maronite (67%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Quse86172/
Qush86143/
Qusz862/
Hqus861/
Cqus861/
Qucs861/
Quzs861/
Qusx861/
Qusg861/
Quks861/
Qusd861/
Quss861/
Qust861/
Qu802,536,983/
Qs8026/
Qushe752/
Quggs751/
Gquse751/
Qushj751/
Que67178,077/
Hqu67392/
Qut67197/
Quq6736/
Quz6731/
Qsc6727/
Quf6721/
Quk6719/
Qzs6713/
Qws6712/
Qgs6711/
Qks679/
Quh679/
Cqs678/
Qqu678/
Quc678/
Qsp678/
Qsx677/
Kqu676/
Qux675/
Gqu675/
Qxs675/
Qsz675/
Qup675/
Qcs675/
Hqs675/
Qsh674/
Qst674/
Qsd674/
Qug674/
Quw673/
Qse673/
Qsj672/
Gqs672/
Cqu672/
Qss672/
Quế672/
Kqs672/
Qqs672/
Qusova671/
Qhs671/

Qus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Qus in the Arabic language
قوصqws-

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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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  • 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 Qus
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