Quale Surname

332,300th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,113 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Quale Surname Definition:

(Celtic + Latin) the Manx contracted form of the Celtic MacPhail = Son of Paul, q.v.

(Anglo-French-Teut.) a nickname and sign- name from the Quail [Anglo-French quaille (French caille); of Low German orig.] In France, the diminutive caillette signifies a chatterer, a gossip.

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Quale Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0191:355,70131,797
Norway521:98,89013,481
England131:4,286,005132,302
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England871:280,17719,488
Isle of Man31:18,0901,402
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1211:415,03030,604

Quale (13) may also be a first name.

Quale Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic + Latin) the Manx contracted form of the Celtic MacPhail = Son of Paul, q.v.

(Anglo-French-Teut.) a nickname and sign- name from the Quail [Anglo-French quaille (French caille); of Low German orig.] In France, the diminutive caillette signifies a chatterer, a gossip.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Irish) Dweller near the hazel tree.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Contracted from Mac Phail, ‘Paul's Son'. Phail is Anglicised from Maelfabhaill. ‘Maelfabhaill, son of Muircheartach, slain by the Norsemen'.

This is one of the most widely distributed names in the island.

Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore

Quale Last Name Facts

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

Quale occurs most in The United States. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Quale? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 332,300th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 6,547,660 people. The last name Quale is mostly found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Quale are found; 92 percent are found in North America and 92 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,159,357th most commonly used first name in the world, held by 13 people.

The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 1,019 people, or 1 in 355,701. In The United States it is most frequent in: Minnesota, where 22 percent are found, Wisconsin, where 15 percent are found and California, where 7 percent are found. Excluding The United States Quale exists in 16 countries. It is also found in Norway, where 5 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Quale Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Quale has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Quale surname grew 842 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 85 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Quale Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Quale last name are 8.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.43% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Quale earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 58.37% more than the national average, earning 548,085 kr per year; in United States they earn 0.64% more than the national average, earning $43,424 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.83% less than the national average, earning $35,858 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Quayle916,684/
Quaile91977/
Qualey91859/
Queale91289/
Qualle91184/
Quaale91155/
Quales91128/
Qualie9179/
Qualee9141/
Qualeh917/
Quatle913/
Qualea911/
Qualed911/
Qualet911/
Quaele910/
Quaule910/
Qualeu910/
Qale8949,315/
Qual89236/
Qualley83706/
Quailey83228/
Quealey83121/
Quailes8391/
Qualles8347/
Quealee8338/
Qualler8326/
Quallet8320/
Quallie8315/
Quailer838/
Quayley838/
Quaille836/
Qualleh836/
Quaylee832/
Qualeas831/
Qualeer831/
Quallee831/
Qualoey831/
Quatles831/
Quatlle831/
Quattle831/
Qualess831/
Quasler831/
Quatley831/
Queales831/
Quayles830/
Quaeley830/
Qucaley830/
Quasles830/
Quaaley830/
Qaleh8011,775/
Guale804,749/
Quail803,432/
Qalge80642/
Qaile80479/
Quile80407/
Quall80296/
Quele80280/
Quhal80239/
Quaal80190/
Kuale80162/
Queal80138/
Qualy80129/
Qalee8063/
Qalei8043/
Quali8021/
Qaley807/
Quayl805/
Quahl805/
Qaled804/
Qaule804/
Cuale803/
Quald802/
Qwale802/
Qaale801/
Qalea801/
Qalie801/
Gqale801/
Quasl800/
Qualh800/
Qeule800/
Quaillet77190/
Quaelley771/
Quajaley771/
Quehales771/
Quailley770/
Qal756,633/
Cuales732,521/
Quealy73910/
Quagli73359/
Qually73300/
Gualle73231/
Gualea73166/
Qualio73153/
Qayler73139/
Cuatle7389/
Quaill7359/
Qualis7345/
Quoyle7331/
Qualli7329/
Quatel7320/
Quaely7315/
Kujale7312/
Kuyale7311/
Keuale7310/
Qualit739/
Queley739/
Qalech739/
Qaledh739/
Qaleed738/
Gualez738/
Qualid737/
Quiley736/
Quaali736/
Kuatle736/
Cualez735/
Gualey734/
Quqele734/
Qhaule734/
Cuiale733/
Quhali733/
Kualle733/
Qualay732/
Queile732/
Qualys732/
Qayles732/
Quasli732/
Quelee732/
Quelie732/
Quilee732/
Nkuale732/
Qaleet732/
Qouley732/
Qailie732/
Qaleer732/
Cualle732/
Gualet732/
Qalieh731/
Qatley731/
Qaules731/
Qhaled731/
Quoles731/
Quwala731/
Ghuale731/
Cualey731/
Qukaly731/
Gualee731/
Quallh731/
Quacel731/
Qaaleh731/
Queleh731/
Quilea731/
Qaileh731/
Qhalei731/
Qajleh731/
Qalehe731/
Qaleth731/
Qayleh731/
Qayley731/
Cualee731/
Cualer731/
Kqwale731/
Gualeh731/
Gqwale731/
Gqaule731/
Quaula731/
Quqqal731/
Qwatle731/
Qalleh731/
Queule731/
Qhales731/
Kuasle731/
Kualeh731/
Quatly730/
Quaily730/
Quayly730/
Guaule730/
Qalley730/
Kualer730/
Guayle730/
Quaail730/
Quaggelle711/
Kale67541,706/
Cale679,066/
Gual677,506/
Kual676,496/
Qali673,054/
Cual671,853/
Queally67822/
Qaly67653/
Qole67649/
Queeley67495/
Qalh67393/
Queille67281/
Qele67179/
Quallis67132/
Quallio67117/
Qalj67103/
Quqalia6787/
Quol6775/
Qayl6775/
Qail6762/
Qaal6756/
Qualich6751/
Ghualle6719/
Qahl6719/
Quatell6716/
Qile6714/
Qualhio6714/
Quejele6714/
Quhalli6710/
Queilhe678/
Gualley677/
Qatl677/
Qailech676/
Qalechh676/
Quieley675/
Quateel674/
Quwatli674/
Qald674/
Quijley673/
Cuahtle673/
Qkuille673/
Quailid672/
Khujale672/
Qall672/
Qoul672/
Queeleh672/
Qaleech672/
Gualett672/
N'Kuale672/
Koujale672/
Qaul672/
Gqajele672/
Kaujale671/
Kauyale671/
Qaulley671/
Quaally671/
Qualiph671/
Quallay671/
Qualová671/
Quaylia671/
Kujalee671/
Cualler671/
Cuauele671/
Guallet671/
Kuujale671/
Quaitel671/
Quijole671/
Qagliej671/
Guiyale671/
Guajlee671/
Cuhatle671/
Queiles671/
Ngqwale671/
Gualech671/
Uanqele671/
Qhawele671/
Qwal671/
Qalt671/
Qkal671/
Qeul671/
Quaggil671/
Quaglil671/
Cqal671/
Hqal671/
Quailly670/
Qucoles670/
Kuehale670/
Qwailey670/
Kuhaley670/
Quailya670/

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