Quah Surname
Approximately 8,057 people bear this surname
Quah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 5,667 | 1:5,205 | 718 |
| Singapore | 1,091 | 1:5,048 | 341 |
| Thailand | 289 | 1:244,423 | 41,424 |
| Liberia | 265 | 1:16,636 | 1,723 |
| Australia | 194 | 1:139,153 | 14,991 |
| Hong Kong | 183 | 1:40,085 | 710 |
| United States | 123 | 1:2,946,821 | 172,836 |
| England | 78 | 1:714,334 | 40,171 |
| United Arab Emirates | 39 | 1:234,930 | 15,673 |
| Canada | 37 | 1:995,827 | 74,831 |
| France | 15 | 1:4,428,181 | 244,602 |
| China | 14 | 1:97,665,826 | 5,141 |
| Indonesia | 13 | 1:10,173,015 | 372,576 |
| New Zealand | 9 | 1:503,147 | 33,029 |
| Taiwan | 9 | 1:2,604,972 | 16,335 |
| Northern Ireland | 6 | 1:307,506 | 12,899 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Quah (235) may also be a first name.
Quah Demographics
Average Quah Salary in
United States
$49,405 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Quah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Quah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Quah is found most in Malaysia. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Quah? popularity and diffusion
It is the 62,318th most commonly used family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 904,499 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 91 percent of Quah are found; 88 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 70 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 584,346th most frequently used first name world-wide. It is borne by 235 people.
Quah is most commonly occurring in Malaysia, where it is borne by 5,667 people, or 1 in 5,205. In Malaysia it is mostly found in: Selangor, where 32 percent live, Penang, where 29 percent live and Perak, where 11 percent live. Excluding Malaysia it is found in 31 countries. It is also found in Singapore, where 14 percent live and Thailand, where 4 percent live.
Quah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Quah has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Quah surname grew 6,150 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Quah Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Quah last name are 1.06% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 52.17% being registered with the political party.
The amount Quah earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 14.5% more than the national average, earning $49,405 USD per year and in Canada they earn 32.18% more than the national average, earning $65,671 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quach | 89 | 177,653 | / |
| Quash | 89 | 621 | / |
| Quahs | 89 | 30 | / |
| Quahe | 89 | 22 | / |
| Quaih | 89 | 18 | / |
| Quwah | 89 | 9 | / |
| Quaah | 89 | 5 | / |
| Quaha | 89 | 5 | / |
| Quaht | 89 | 1 | / |
| Quaph | 89 | 1 | / |
| Quahy | 89 | 0 | / |
| Qua | 86 | 5,171 | / |
| Quaish | 80 | 26 | / |
| Quatch | 80 | 9 | / |
| Quaith | 80 | 7 | / |
| Quasch | 80 | 7 | / |
| Quayth | 80 | 5 | / |
| Quauch | 80 | 2 | / |
| Quaich | 80 | 2 | / |
| Quahch | 80 | 1 | / |
| Queath | 80 | 1 | / |
| Quheah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Quaush | 80 | 1 | / |
| Quahha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Quay | 75 | 3,741 | / |
| Quea | 75 | 3,692 | / |
| Guah | 75 | 1,974 | / |
| Quai | 75 | 1,280 | / |
| Quat | 75 | 549 | / |
| Quas | 75 | 398 | / |
| Quaß | 75 | 237 | / |
| Qwah | 75 | 68 | / |
| Quad | 75 | 43 | / |
| Quap | 75 | 18 | / |
| Cuah | 75 | 9 | / |
| Quoh | 75 | 9 | / |
| Quaj | 75 | 8 | / |
| Quaa | 75 | 4 | / |
| Quwa | 75 | 4 | / |
| Quaz | 75 | 3 | / |
| Quoa | 75 | 3 | / |
| Quha | 75 | 2 | / |
| Quau | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hqua | 75 | 1 | / |
| Qcua | 75 | 1 | / |
| Qkua | 75 | 1 | / |
| Quatsch | 73 | 19 | / |
| Quast | 67 | 13,510 | / |
| Quaas | 67 | 2,619 | / |
| Quaid | 67 | 2,423 | / |
| Quadt | 67 | 1,310 | / |
| Queau | 67 | 770 | / |
| Nguah | 67 | 721 | / |
| Quass | 67 | 715 | / |
| Quais | 67 | 511 | / |
| Quapp | 67 | 248 | / |
| Quhad | 67 | 245 | / |
| Quait | 67 | 139 | / |
| Qquea | 67 | 95 | / |
| Guath | 67 | 47 | / |
| Quatz | 67 | 46 | / |
| Gueah | 67 | 42 | / |
| Quwas | 67 | 35 | / |
| Guaha | 67 | 20 | / |
| Quway | 67 | 18 | / |
| Quatt | 67 | 14 | / |
| Quays | 67 | 14 | / |
| Quaai | 67 | 13 | / |
| Quoch | 67 | 9 | / |
| Quoih | 67 | 7 | / |
| Quadd | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nquai | 67 | 5 | / |
| Quohs | 67 | 5 | / |
| Quaaz | 67 | 4 | / |
| Cquay | 67 | 3 | / |
| Quosh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Guahy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Queas | 67 | 3 | / |
| Qwaih | 67 | 3 | / |
| Quasz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Guaih | 67 | 2 | / |
| Queih | 67 | 2 | / |
| Quaitsch | 67 | 2 | / |
| Quaiz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Guahe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kuhah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Qukwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Quwai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Qouea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Quazt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Quead | 67 | 1 | / |
| Queea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Quhey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuajh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hquea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guadh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Quoha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Quhea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Quohh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guaah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Quayt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Quuas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Quaat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ququa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Quads | 67 | 1 | / |
| Quadz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qu'ai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Quaad | 67 | 0 | / |
| Quapf | 67 | 0 | / |
| Quaut | 67 | 0 | / |
| Quauy | 67 | 0 | / |
| Quayd | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
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- 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 Quah
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