Qu Surname

212th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,536,983 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
China
Highest density in:
China

Qu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Qu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
China2,515,0461:54489
Taiwan6,1711:3,799120
Thailand4,5871:15,4001,129
United States2,6311:137,76514,393
Singapore1,7381:3,169262
Hong Kong1,3351:5,495244
Canada1,0101:36,4814,642
Vietnam9251:100,158722
Australia6311:42,7825,439
Pakistan4581:390,0527,422
Saudi Arabia4371:70,60810,708
Spain2621:178,44312,629
England1941:287,20622,180
France1881:353,31252,982
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Germany1271:633,90150,033
New Zealand1231:36,8166,282
United Arab Emirates891:102,9478,862
Japan761:1,682,16225,629
Russia741:1,947,609122,573
Netherlands661:255,86632,556
Malaysia651:453,75723,130
Sweden451:218,81715,158
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Brazil361:5,946,509145,792
Indonesia351:3,778,548197,284
Italy341:1,798,72686,050
Suriname321:17,2694,028
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Qatar311:76,0647,685
Ecuador261:611,76311,738
Ireland231:204,7368,142
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
Austria201:425,77243,235
Chile181:978,69319,774
India161:47,941,586492,263
Denmark141:403,19427,097
Mexico121:10,343,85040,270
Finland111:499,70030,478
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Norway101:514,22941,629
South Korea101:5,124,026903
Hungary91:1,090,69749,203
Guam81:20,0153,029
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Liberia61:734,75629,369
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Georgia41:936,38624,100
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Tonga11:107,313791
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Macau11:601,6301,582
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Isle of Man21:27,1351,659

Qu (2,175) may also be a first name.

Qu Last Name Facts

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

Qu (Hindi: क़ु) is found in China more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Qu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Qu is the 212th most common surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 2,873 people. The surname Qu occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Qu live; 99 percent live in East Asia and 99 percent live in Sino-East Asia. Qu is also the 160,743rd most commonly held first name worldwide, held by 2,175 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in China, where it is borne by 2,515,046 people, or 1 in 544. Apart from China it exists in 91 countries. It is also common in Taiwan, where 0 percent are found and Thailand, where 0 percent are found.

Qu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Qu surname are 13.51% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.74% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Qu earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 52.17% less than the national average, earning €14,363 per year; in Peru they earn 12.92% less than the national average, earning S/. 16,880 per year; in South Africa they earn 45.52% less than the national average, earning R 129,456 per year; in United States they earn 16.74% more than the national average, earning $50,372 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.89% more than the national average, earning $53,604 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Que80178,077/
Qus80427/
Hqu80392/
Qut80197/
Quq8036/
Quz8031/
Quf8021/
Quk8019/
Quh809/
Qqu808/
Quc808/
Kqu806/
Qup805/
Qux805/
Gqu805/
Qug804/
Quw803/
Quế802/
Cqu802/
Hque67893/
Q67349/
Quch67155/
Qush67143/
Quck67124/
Ququ6793/
Hquk676/
Quke673/
Quhh673/
Kque673/
Qugp672/
Qugc672/
Qukg672/
Qusz672/
Qquw672/
Qutt672/
Hcqu671/
Gcqu671/
Kqut671/
Kquw671/
Gqug671/
Gqut671/
Gqux671/
Gkqu671/
Hquc671/
Hqug671/
Hqup671/
Hqus671/
Hgqu671/
Kgqu671/
Kcqu671/
Qukh671/
Qukc671/
Ggqu671/
Qugh671/
Qupp671/
Quss671/
Åque671/
Quốc671/
Quth671/
Quxh671/
Qugq671/
Qucs671/
Qucq671/
Qucp671/
Qucc671/
Qcqu671/
Quqz671/
Quqc671/
Qugw671/
Quwf671/
Qutd671/
Qusg671/
Qukz671/
Qukw671/
Qukt671/
Quks671/
Qquq671/
Cquz671/
Cquw671/
Cqus671/
Cquq671/
Cqup671/
Cque671/
Cquc671/
Nqqu671/
Qukq671/
Qquf671/
Qque671/
Quhq671/
Quhg671/
Quhf671/
Quhc671/
Qugx671/

Qu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Qu in the Hindi language
क़ुqu71.43
क़ूqu14.29
क़ुqu14.29

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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 Qu
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