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

Q is borne by more people in Taiwan than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Q? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 802,733rd most prevalent family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 20,881,220 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 82 percent of Q are found; 39 percent are found in West Asia and 35 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. Q is also the 534,713th most frequent first name world-wide. It is borne by 276 people.

The surname is most numerous in Taiwan, where it is carried by 95 people, or 1 in 246,787. In Taiwan Q is mostly found in: New Taipei City, where 25 percent live, Taoyuan City, where 18 percent live and Hsinchu County, where 17 percent live. Apart from Taiwan this surname is found in 11 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 23 percent live and Brazil, where 14 percent live.

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