Q Surname

802,733rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 349 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Q Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Q Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan951:246,7872,063
United Arab Emirates791:115,9789,837
Brazil491:4,368,864116,514
Iraq421:833,84911,429
China261:52,589,2912,849
Iran251:3,071,30192,215
Syria111:1,754,6388,509
Liberia51:881,70733,815
Yemen51:5,285,05921,214
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

Q (276) may also be a first name.

Q Last Name Facts

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

The surname Q is more commonly found in Taiwan than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Q.

How Common Is The Last Name Q? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 802,733rd most commonly occurring family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 20,881,220 people. The last name Q occurs predominantly in Asia, where 82 percent of Q live; 39 percent live in West Asia and 35 percent live in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 534,713th most prevalent forename internationally It is held by 276 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Taiwan, where it is held by 95 people, or 1 in 246,787. In Taiwan it is mostly found in: New Taipei City, where 25 percent are found, Taoyuan City, where 18 percent are found and Hsinchu County, where 17 percent are found. Besides Taiwan Q is found in 11 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 23 percent are found and Brazil, where 14 percent are found.

Q Last Name Statistics demography

Q earn somewhat more than the average income. In Canada they earn 14.83% more than the national average, earning $57,053 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Qu672,536,983/
Hq676,095/
Qe67146/
Qh67100/
Qq6760/
Qs6726/
Qz6718/
Qp6712/
Cq679/
Kq678/
Qg675/
Gq674/
Qk674/
Qc671/

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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 Q
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis