Qualls Surname

35,291st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,979 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Qualls Surname Definition:

(English) One who came from Quarles (circles), in Norfolk.

Qualls Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States14,9131:24,3053,068
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
United States Virgin Islands71:15,7682,111
Costa Rica71:682,8675,051
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
China21:683,660,78330,601
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
France11:66,422,722504,397
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2311:40,7954,792

Qualls (16) may also be a first name.

Qualls Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) One who came from Quarles (circles), in Norfolk.

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

Qualls Last Name Facts

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

Qualls is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Qualls? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 35,291st most widely held family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 486,518 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Qualls live; 99 percent live in North America and 99 percent live in Anglo-North America. Qualls is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently held first name at a global level, held by 16 people.

This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 14,913 people, or 1 in 24,305. In The United States Qualls is primarily found in: Tennessee, where 13 percent are found, Texas, where 12 percent are found and California, where 9 percent are found. Besides The United States this surname occurs in 21 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 0 percent are found and New Zealand, where 0 percent are found.

Qualls Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Qualls has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Qualls last name expanded 1,211 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Qualls Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Qualls last name are 11.33% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.1% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Qualls earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 8.29% less than the national average, earning $39,570 USD per year and in Canada they earn 37.5% less than the national average, earning $31,054 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Qualles9247/
Quaills922/
Quallss921/
Quals9140/
Qalls911/
Quails83145/
Quales83128/
Gualls834/
Qaulls832/
Qwalls831/
Qualse831/
Quaals830/
Kualls830/
Quailes7791/
Queales771/
Qualess771/
Quatles771/
Quasles770/
Quoills770/
Quayles770/
Calls73263/
Kalls7345/
Guals7332/
Qalsh733/
Qwals730/
Quols730/
Qauls730/
Queilles7120/
Calles6724,496/
Cuales672,521/
Kalles67766/
Queles67247/
Guales67221/
Coulls67179/
Kuales6763/
Kallse674/
Callse673/
Qayles672/
Qualch672/
Quoles671/
Qaules671/
Kallsz671/
Kallås671/
Caills671/
Qhales671/
Callhs671/
Quoils670/
Kealls670/
Caulls670/

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Qualls Reference & Research

Qualls FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Qualls FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Qualls
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