Qusay Surname

483,143rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 689 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Iraq

Qusay Surname User-submission:

An Arabic masculine noun, qusay, either refers to a remote place, or put a thing far away. Qusay bin Kilab is the great-great-grandfather of the prophet Mohammed.

Qusay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq6131:57,1322,147
Israel271:316,94927,106
Syria171:1,135,3547,033
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Yemen81:3,303,16216,088
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Qusay (55,055) may also be a first name.

Qusay Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

An Arabic masculine noun, qusay, either refers to a remote place, or put a thing far away. Qusay bin Kilab is the great-great-grandfather of the prophet Mohammed.

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Qusay Last Name Facts

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

The last name Qusay (Arabic: عديا) is found in Iraq more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Qusay.

How Common Is The Last Name Qusay? popularity and diffusion

Qusay is the 483,143rd most commonly occurring surname globally, borne by around 1 in 10,576,990 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Qusay are found; 97 percent are found in West Asia and 91 percent are found in Levant. It is also the 17,021st most frequent first name internationally. It is borne by 55,055 people.

The surname Qusay is most prevalent in Iraq, where it is carried by 613 people, or 1 in 57,132. Not including Iraq this surname occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 4 percent are found and Syria, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Qusay Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Qusay in the Arabic language
عدياdya-
عديّاdya-

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