Quance Surname

435,329th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 789 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Quance Surname Definition:

Qu. from coth-nance, the old valley. This name would also corrupt from Quaintance.

Quance Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3271:1,108,43780,126
Canada2301:160,19816,186
England2081:267,87521,171
Wales101:309,45316,869
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
France11:66,422,722504,397
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1961:124,36411,707
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States901:557,98538,227

Quance (13) may also be a first name.

Quance Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Qu. from coth-nance, the old valley. This name would also corrupt from Quaintance.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Quance Last Name Facts

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

The surname Quance is found most in The United States. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Quance click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Quance? popularity and diffusion

The last name Quance is the 435,329th most commonly used last name on earth, held by around 1 in 9,236,433 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Quance reside; 71 percent reside in North America and 69 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequent first name worldwide. It is borne by 13 people.

Quance is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 327 people, or 1 in 1,108,437. In The United States Quance is most frequent in: Minnesota, where 14 percent live, Texas, where 13 percent live and California, where 12 percent live. Besides The United States this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 29 percent live and England, where 26 percent live.

Quance Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Quance has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Quance last name grew 363 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 106 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Quance Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Quance surname are 12.2% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.97% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Quance earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 11.71% more than the national average, earning $48,203 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.37% more than the national average, earning $59,801 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Quaince923/
Quancer920/
Quanchez861/
Guance83825/
Quonce8350/
Quanci8321/
Cuance835/
Quanch833/
Qancea832/
Quange832/
Quanse831/
Quancy831/
Qwance831/
Quaitence800/
Guanche773,527/
Quanchi77134/
Quanjer7788/
Quangey7710/
Quanser775/
Guances773/
Quancai772/
Quaincé772/
Guancez771/
Quanzer771/
Quanseh771/
Quansei771/
Quonnce770/
Cance731,206/
Quanz73988/
Kance73139/
Qange7329/
Quans737/
Qancy731/
Qanje731/
Quandzie71277/
Guanches7124/
Quansett711/
Queanchi710/
Canche6744,889/
Cancer671,368/
Counce671,251/
Caunce671,059/
Guanci67444/
Cancea67334/
Cances67263/
Ceance67112/
Ccance6738/
Kounce6734/
Guanch6727/
Qhange6724/
Guange6724/
Kuange6720/
Kancey6719/
Kwance6711/
Guanse678/
Cancet677/
Quansi677/
Quanxi676/
Qwanci675/
Kanceh675/
Qanjey674/
Guanje674/
Quanji674/
Cancej673/
Canceu673/
Quains672/
Cancei672/
Quanst671/
Khance671/
Kancee671/
Qounje671/
Qaunge671/
Qanjee671/
Qanjeh671/
Guanze671/
Gwance671/
Qainge671/
Quanzi671/
Kancej671/
Cuange671/
Qukans671/
Gbance671/
Queans671/
Cahnce671/
Cancey671/
Quangi671/
Kaunce670/
Keance670/
Cannce670/

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