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

The last name Qualls has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Qualls.

How Common Is The Last Name Qualls? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 35,291st most commonly held family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 486,518 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Qualls are found; 99 percent are found in North America and 99 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Qualls is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently occurring first name in the world It is held by 16 people.

The surname Qualls is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 14,913 people, or 1 in 24,305. In The United States it is most frequent in: Tennessee, where 13 percent reside, Texas, where 12 percent reside and California, where 9 percent reside. Aside from The United States it is found in 21 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 0 percent reside and New Zealand, where 0 percent reside.

Qualls Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Qualls has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Qualls surname increased 1,211 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Qualls Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Qualls are 11.33% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.1% registered to vote for the political 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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