Quarters Surname

1,310,135th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 172 people bear this surname

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

Quarters Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Quarters Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1261:2,876,658169,773
Pakistan281:6,380,13937,476
India71:109,580,769786,157
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
England31:18,572,686338,250
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States401:1,255,46770,036

Quarters (20) may also be a first name.

Quarters Last Name Facts

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

Quarters has its highest incidence in The United States. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Quarters? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,310,135th most widespread family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 42,369,453 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 74 percent of Quarters are found; 74 percent are found in North America and 74 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,446,817th most prevalent given name throughout the world. It is borne by 20 people.

It is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 126 people, or 1 in 2,876,658. In The United States Quarters is most numerous in: Michigan, where 31 percent reside, New York, where 13 percent reside and Florida, where 9 percent reside. Other than The United States this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 16 percent reside and India, where 4 percent reside.

Quarters Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Quarters has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Quarters surname rose 315 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Quarters Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Quarters surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Quarters surname are 4.95% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 51.72% registered to vote for the party.

Quarters earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 20.58% more than the national average, earning $52,027 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Quartiers9411/
Kuarters881/
Cuarters881/
Carters80355/
Karters8015/
Carthers7534/
Courters754/
Cartiers751/
Courthers718/
Courtiers713/
Caurthers711/
Cartheurs711/
Carrthers711/
Corters676/
Kartars671/
Korters671/
Cartors670/
Corthers6310/
Courtors637/
Kerthers632/
Cartairs631/
Karthars631/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Quarters
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