Quah Surname

62,318th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,057 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Singapore

Quah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Quah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia5,6671:5,205718
Singapore1,0911:5,048341
Thailand2891:244,42341,424
Liberia2651:16,6361,723
Australia1941:139,15314,991
Hong Kong1831:40,085710
United States1231:2,946,821172,836
England781:714,33440,171
United Arab Emirates391:234,93015,673
Canada371:995,82774,831
France151:4,428,181244,602
China141:97,665,8265,141
Indonesia131:10,173,015372,576
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Taiwan91:2,604,97216,335
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Quah (235) may also be a first name.

Quah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Quah is most common in Malaysia. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Quah? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 62,318th most frequently held last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 904,499 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 91 percent of Quah live; 88 percent live in Southeast Asia and 70 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 584,346th most commonly occurring first name internationally It is held by 235 people.

The surname Quah is most frequent in Malaysia, where it is held by 5,667 people, or 1 in 5,205. In Malaysia Quah is most numerous in: Selangor, where 32 percent live, Penang, where 29 percent live and Perak, where 11 percent live. Barring Malaysia this surname exists 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 prevalency of Quah has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Quah last name expanded 6,150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Quah Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Quah last name are 1.06% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.17% being registered with the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Quach89177,653/
Quash89621/
Quahs8930/
Quahe8922/
Quaih8918/
Quwah899/
Quaah895/
Quaha895/
Quaht891/
Quaph891/
Quahy890/
Qua865,171/
Quaish8026/
Quatch809/
Quaith807/
Quasch807/
Quayth805/
Quauch802/
Quaich802/
Quahch801/
Queath801/
Quheah801/
Quaush801/
Quahha801/
Quay753,741/
Quea753,692/
Guah751,974/
Quai751,280/
Quat75549/
Quas75398/
Quaß75237/
Qwah7568/
Quad7543/
Quap7518/
Cuah759/
Quoh759/
Quaj758/
Quaa754/
Quwa754/
Quaz753/
Quoa753/
Quha752/
Quau752/
Hqua751/
Qcua751/
Qkua751/
Quatsch7319/
Quast6713,510/
Quaas672,619/
Quaid672,423/
Quadt671,310/
Queau67770/
Nguah67721/
Quass67715/
Quais67511/
Quapp67248/
Quhad67245/
Quait67139/
Qquea6795/
Guath6747/
Quatz6746/
Gueah6742/
Quwas6735/
Guaha6720/
Quway6718/
Quatt6714/
Quays6714/
Quaai6713/
Quoch679/
Quoih677/
Quadd676/
Nquai675/
Quohs675/
Quaaz674/
Cquay673/
Quosh673/
Guahy673/
Queas673/
Qwaih673/
Quasz672/
Guaih672/
Queih672/
Quaitsch672/
Quaiz672/
Guahe672/
Kuhah672/
Qukwa672/
Quwai672/
Qouea671/
Quazt671/
Quead671/
Queea671/
Quhey671/
Kuajh671/
Hquea671/
Guadh671/
Quoha671/
Quhea671/
Quohh671/
Guaah671/
Quayt671/
Quuas671/
Quaat671/
Ququa671/
Quads671/
Quadz671/
Qu'ai671/
Quaad670/
Quapf670/
Quaut670/
Quauy670/
Quayd670/

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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 Quah
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