Quaye Surname

6,294th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 89,748 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Quaye Surname Definition:

QUAE: A Gaelic name, usually prefixed by Mac.

Quaye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana83,1261:32534
Liberia3,9231:1,124151
United States8921:406,34435,432
England5411:102,99110,830
Egypt4271:215,30615,336
Togo4201:17,2575,159
Nigeria1051:1,687,07462,154
Canada691:533,99444,923
Isle of Man521:1,650294
South Africa311:1,747,66884,236
Germany281:2,875,195137,699
Spain161:2,922,00263,384
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Qatar121:196,50026,891
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Denmark81:705,58939,626
China81:170,915,1968,932
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Iceland51:76,0184,442
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
France21:33,211,361423,184
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Isle of Man231:2,360290
England181:1,354,18747,798
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Quaye (1,729) may also be a first name.

Quaye Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

QUAE: A Gaelic name, usually prefixed by Mac.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Quaye Last Name Facts

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

Quaye is found most in Ghana. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Quaye? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,294th most common last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 81,200 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Quaye reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 93 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 184,577th most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 1,729 people.

The last name Quaye is most frequently held in Ghana, where it is held by 83,126 people, or 1 in 325. Beside Ghana it occurs in 53 countries. It is also common in Liberia, where 4 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Quaye Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Quaye has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Quaye last name expanded 89,200 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 3,006 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Quaye Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Quaye surname are 45.55% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 98.78% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Quaye earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 141.5% more than the national average, earning R 573,900 per year; in United States they earn 7.11% more than the national average, earning $46,215 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.52% less than the national average, earning $48,926 CAD per year.

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Quayee913,939/
Quayes91911/
Quayie9133/
Quayae917/
Quayei913/
Quayed911/
Quayoe911/
Quayey911/
Quayeh911/
Quay893,741/
Qaye8957/
Quahyee838/
Quayieh836/
Quaiyee831/
Qayed802,590/
Guaye80821/
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Qayeh8044/
Kuaye8036/
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Queye8011/
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Quiyay736/
Quayth735/
Quoyee734/
Kuayue734/
Quawee733/
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Guayes731/
Quwaie731/
Guayeh731/
Quiyoe731/
Qayeed731/
Kaye6738,998/
Guay6725,151/
Quej6716,790/
Kuye677,350/
Quea673,692/
Caye671,969/
Quai671,280/
Qayi671,145/
Kuay67644/
Cuay67499/
Quoy67410/
Qaie67237/
Cuye67219/
Quey67148/
Queejay67140/
Qaya67133/
Qayy67115/
Qawe67100/
Qays6796/
Guae6743/
Quaweay6730/
Quei6730/
Qayo6728/
Quehyea6720/
Qayd6718/
Quaj678/
Qaeh677/
Qiye676/
Kuhayee676/
Qayt674/
Quijaea673/
Qayu673/
Queu673/
Qaje673/
Qayz673/
Qwae673/
Kqay673/
Quoa673/
Quau672/
Gqye672/
Hqye672/
Qwuy672/
Qyye672/
Qayh671/
Qcue671/
Guajaye671/
Quaweey671/
Nguayeh671/
Queyeet671/
Queý671/
Koujaye671/
Qaue671/
Goueaye671/
Qeye671/
Quue671/
Qwue671/
Qwye671/
Qyej671/
Qajy671/
Qayj671/
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Qeae671/
Qeay671/
Qoue671/
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Qeua671/
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Cqay671/
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