Qi Surname

156th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,625,047 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
China
Highest density in:
China

Qi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Qi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
China3,596,6351:38075
Taiwan7,5371:3,111107
Thailand5,6651:12,469785
Singapore4,3051:1,279160
United States3,0951:117,11112,618
Hong Kong2,4461:2,999188
Canada1,2861:28,6513,771
Australia7311:36,9304,848
Malaysia6001:49,1573,888
Macau4681:1,286173
Saudi Arabia3181:97,03114,320
England2711:205,60217,801
New Zealand1581:28,6605,005
United Arab Emirates1501:61,0825,863
Japan1441:887,80818,982
Brazil1431:1,497,02350,066
Iran1401:548,44731,494
France1371:484,83768,361
Germany991:813,18659,527
Indonesia751:1,763,323114,023
Netherlands641:263,86233,208
Sweden581:169,77211,770
Russia461:3,133,110167,157
Qatar311:76,0647,685
Denmark301:188,15715,676
Pakistan251:7,145,75540,003
Scotland251:214,15311,205
Ecuador231:691,55912,337
Ireland211:224,2358,707
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
Italy211:2,912,22398,106
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Finland161:343,54424,270
Greece161:692,48777,522
Spain151:3,116,80265,296
India121:63,922,115578,870
Norway121:428,52437,411
Afghanistan111:2,923,01717,932
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
Belarus71:1,357,29483,128
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Solomon Islands71:82,86115,196
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
American Samoa61:9,2931,961
South Korea61:8,540,0431,433
Wales61:515,75523,171
Austria51:1,703,08789,702
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Yemen51:5,285,05921,214
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Armenia41:732,54511,666
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Georgia41:936,38624,100
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Belize11:355,4743,977
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
East Timor11:1,215,928507
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Tonga11:107,313791
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

Qi (34,074) may also be a first name.

Qi Last Name Facts

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

Qi is found most in China. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Qi? popularity and diffusion

Qi is the 156th most frequently held surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 2,010 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Qi are found; 100 percent are found in East Asia and 100 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. Qi is also the 25,235th most frequent first name worldwide, held by 34,074 people.

The surname is most widely held in China, where it is carried by 3,596,635 people, or 1 in 380. Other than China this last name exists in 102 countries. It is also found in Taiwan, where 0 percent live and Thailand, where 0 percent live.

Qi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Qi last name are 7.73% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60.96% registered with the political party.

The amount Qi earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 20.91% less than the national average, earning 273,699 kr per year; in United States they earn 14.96% more than the national average, earning $49,603 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.02% more than the national average, earning $52,672 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Qui805,676/
Qie80896/
Qai80319/
Qoi80181/
Qid8051/
Qiz8051/
Qei8035/
Qiy8010/
Gqi8010/
Qis809/
Qii809/
Kqi808/
Hqi807/
Qki806/
Qip806/
Qgi806/
Qih805/
Qhi805/
Qit804/
Qqi804/
Qij803/
Qyi803/
Cqi802/
Qaid6794,241/
Qais6716,215/
Quoi674,849/
Quai671,280/
Quie67610/
Quis67292/
Quiz67282/
Qois67168/
Quit67113/
Quip67108/
Qaiz6797/
Quid6790/
Quij6742/
Qhai6741/
Qait6736/
Quei6730/
Qoid6729/
Qeis6728/
Qihe6715/
Cëqi6715/
Qich6710/
Qeid679/
Quqi678/
Qaai677/
Qist676/
Quih675/
Qish674/
Qqit674/
Qioh674/
Qoit673/
Qeit673/
Quiy672/
Hqqi672/
Qkai672/
Quyi672/
Quhi672/
Qgai672/
Gqij672/
Kqit672/
Kqyi672/
Hqgi672/
Cqui672/
Qaip672/
Qcqi672/
Qhgi672/
Qeih672/
Qgoi672/
Qgqi672/
Qqis672/
Qqoi672/
Quki671/
Hqai671/
Qith671/
Qizz671/
Quiß671/
D'Qi671/
Quii671/
Gqoi671/
Qaij671/
Qcij671/
Qioj671/
Qiss671/
Qkit671/
Qkki671/
Qqgi671/
Qqie671/
Qqih671/
Qqqi671/
Qqui671/
Qgih671/
Qhip671/
Qhiy671/
Qhoi671/
Qibp671/
Qidt671/
Qiea671/
Qiey671/
Qije671/
Qoij671/
Cqgi671/
Cqih671/
Cqii671/
Kqei671/
Kqid671/
Kqie671/
Kqip671/
Kqis671/
Kqiy671/
Kqoi671/
Gqai671/
Gqih671/
Gqii671/
Gqiz671/
Gqui671/
Hqid671/
Hqii671/
Hqui671/
Hqyi671/
Hhqi671/
Hcqi671/
Qidd670/

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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 Qi
  • 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