Que Surname

3,165th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 178,077 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
China
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Que Surname User-submission:

The Que surname means 'what' is Spanish. It is also an abbreviation for Quebec.

Que Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
China153,4271:8,912213
Taiwan8,1891:2,863103
Philippines5,6891:17,7952,090
Mexico3,0391:40,8442,312
Vietnam2,7971:33,123463
United States1,1981:302,55327,862
Singapore5221:10,551540
Saudi Arabia3181:97,03114,320
Hong Kong3091:23,739475
Thailand2791:253,18443,043
United Arab Emirates2221:41,2724,262
Indonesia1991:664,56951,932
Canada1981:186,08918,399
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
Australia1731:156,04516,383
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Fiji1261:7,0981,425
Malaysia1241:237,85713,554
Spain1121:417,42922,452
Netherlands991:170,57824,763
Liberia951:46,4064,181
Brazil791:2,709,80280,941
Dominican Republic621:168,2736,481
India521:14,751,257245,013
Iran471:1,633,67162,881
Qatar471:50,1704,949
England441:1,266,32057,817
Russia321:4,503,846209,401
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Argentina191:2,249,653107,269
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
Pakistan191:9,402,31046,838
Suriname191:29,0855,642
Cameroon161:1,298,06776,941
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
France101:6,642,272293,169
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
American Samoa81:6,9701,431
Guam81:20,0153,029
Solomon Islands61:96,67218,437
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Andorra21:41,9191,654
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Grenada21:54,2681,538
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Belize11:355,4743,977
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Dominica11:75,891912
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Macau11:601,6301,582
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales61:261,4039,165
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States681:738,51047,095

The alternate forms: Qué (12), Quế (2), Què (2), Quê (1) & Qûé (1) are calculated separately.

Que (23,913) may also be a first name.

Que Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Que surname means 'what' is Spanish. It is also an abbreviation for Quebec.

- hannahcorez

Que Last Name Facts

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

Que occurs in China more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Qué, Quế, Què, Quê or Qûé. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Que? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,165th most frequently occurring last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 40,924 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Que reside; 91 percent reside in East Asia and 91 percent reside in Sino-East Asia. Que is also the 33,124th most common first name at a global level It is held by 23,913 people.

Que is most frequently used in China, where it is carried by 153,427 people, or 1 in 8,912. Aside from China Que is found in 98 countries. It is also found in Taiwan, where 5 percent live and The Philippines, where 3 percent live.

Que Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Que has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Que last name grew 1,762 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 4,400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Que Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Que last name are 1.53% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.7% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Que earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Vietnam they earn 1.45% less than the national average, earning 81,243,000 ₫ per year; in United States they earn 7.59% more than the national average, earning $46,424 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.28% more than the national average, earning $50,319 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Qué8912/
Quế892/
Què892/
Quê891/
Quej8616,790/
Quee868,944/
Quea863,692/
Quer861,896/
Quet861,222/
Hque86893/
Ques86620/
Quie86610/
Queh86527/
Quwe86453/
Quey86148/
Quez8632/
Quei8630/
Quhe867/
Qued864/
Quke863/
Quep863/
Queu863/
Kque863/
Qcue861/
Queý861/
Åque861/
Quue861/
Qwue861/
Qoue861/
Qque861/
Cque861/
Qu802,536,983/
Qe80146/
Qûé781/
Quest753,592/
Quiej753,281/
Hqoue75558/
Queer75211/
Quets75202/
Quije75151/
Queet75127/
Qquea7595/
Queis7556/
Queit7538/
Quett7530/
Qukwe7529/
Hqque7523/
Nquwe7517/
Queiß7514/
Gquke7514/
Quech7512/
Quweh759/
Quque757/
Quess756/
Queez755/
Quees754/
Quwei754/
Quihe753/
Hkque753/
Hquet753/
Queas753/
Quezt753/
Quwey752/
Queij752/
Quher752/
Quesh752/
Quker752/
Hquue752/
Queih752/
Qugwe752/
Qouea751/
Quche751/
Quead751/
Queea751/
Queej751/
Quhey751/
Hquea751/
Hques751/
Gqoue751/
Quhea751/
Quwee751/
Qugbe751/
Qouet751/
Quehs751/
Quehá751/
Hquqe751/
Quepp751/
Qucue750/
Querr750/
Quuer750/
Queed750/
Quy6739,481/
Gue6726,269/
Cue676,387/
Kue676,267/
Qui675,676/
Qwe672,586/
Qie67896/
Qus67427/
Hqu67392/
Qut67197/
Qea6763/
Quq6736/
Qei6735/
Quz6731/
Qes6728/
Qer6721/
Quk6719/
Qeh6719/
Queetz6715/
Hqe6714/
Qee6714/
Qey6713/
Cqe6711/
Qeu679/
Qge679/
Quc678/
Qqu678/
Qhe676/
Kqu676/
Qez676/
Quj675/
Qux675/
Qup675/
Gqu675/
Qep675/
Qke675/
Queiss674/
Qed674/
Kqe674/
Qug674/
Queths673/
Queije673/
Qej673/
Quehed673/
Quá672/
Quý672/
Uanque672/
Qet672/
Gqe672/
Cqu672/
Qqe672/
Qje672/
Quaaie671/
Queist671/
Queath671/
Quweih671/
Quheah671/
Queihs671/

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