Qweis Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lebanon
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Qweis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Qweis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lebanon131:433,62211,952
Syria131:1,484,6948,122
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633

Qweis Last Name Facts

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

Qweis is more commonly found in Lebanon than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Qweis click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Qweis? popularity and diffusion

The last name Qweis is the 3,730,171st most frequently held last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. The last name Qweis occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Qweis live; 100 percent live in West Asia and 93 percent live in Levant.

This surname is most widely held in Lebanon, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 433,622. In Lebanon it is most prevalent in: Mount Lebanon Governorate, where 54 percent are found and Beqaa Governorate, where 46 percent are found. Excluding Lebanon Qweis is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Syria, where 46 percent are found and Yemen, where 7 percent are found.

Qweis Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Sunni (80%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Qwei8917/
Qwes894/
Qwis891/
Qwist80210/
Kweis8069/
Queis8056/
Qwais8014/
Qweih805/
Qwese804/
Quwei804/
Qwise801/
Qweiz801/
Qwe752,586/
Qwi7538/
Khweis7365/
Ghweis7317/
Queias736/
Queiss734/
Quwese733/
Qweesr732/
Qweshe731/
Qhwese731/
Queihs731/
Quwais731/
Kweids731/
Queios731/
Quweih731/
Queist731/
Kwei675,216/
Gwei671,097/
Ques67620/
Quwe67453/
Kwis67377/
Quis67292/
Gwis67241/
Kwes67131/
Qwai67116/
Gwes6766/
Quei6730/
Khweiss6727/
Nqwe6711/
Qwas6711/
Nqwi6711/
Qwee6710/
Cwei674/
Qweh674/
Qwae673/
Quwi672/
Qwid672/
Hqwe671/
Qwoi671/
Qwue671/
Qwye671/
Qcwe671/
Qcwi671/
Qkwi671/
Qqwe671/
Qgwi671/
Queitsh671/
Gqwe671/
Qhweshe671/
Hqwi671/
Qwip671/
Qgwe671/
Qwhe671/
Qwez671/
Qwet671/
Qwaishe671/
Qwea671/
Qwiy671/
Qwetshe671/

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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 Qweis
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