Quale Surname
Approximately 1,113 people bear this surname
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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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,019 | 1:355,701 | 31,797 |
| Norway | 52 | 1:98,890 | 13,481 |
| England | 13 | 1:4,286,005 | 132,302 |
| Canada | 9 | 1:4,093,955 | 205,175 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 87 | 1:280,177 | 19,488 |
| Isle of Man | 3 | 1:18,090 | 1,402 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 121 | 1:415,030 | 30,604 |
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.
(Irish) Dweller near the hazel tree.
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.
Quale Demographics
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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.
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