Cognomen قحطاني (قحطاني 
) , globally, is quite a common surname. The surname قحطاني is habitual in Saudi Arabia, where it is quite a common surname, Libya, where it is quite a rare surname, and Qatar. Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in Saudi Arabia, Yemen, and Egypt. Very seldom, قحطاني is the forename as well as the last name.