Quearns Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

Quearns Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Quearns Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:7,959,723202,100
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland71:534,74514,325

Quearns Last Name Facts

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

The surname Quearns is found most frequently in England. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Quearns? popularity and diffusion

Quearns is the 5,057,639th most frequently held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Quearns are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most prevalent in England, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 7,959,723. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Tyne and Wear, where 86 percent live and Wiltshire, where 14 percent live. Outside of England Quearns exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 40 percent live and Wales, where 13 percent live.

Quearns Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Quearns has changed over time. In Scotland the share of the population with the last name fell 14 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Querns92242/
Querens868/
Queirns860/
Quiarns860/
Quarins860/
Queyrens8096/
Kearns7737,438/
Cearns77392/
Kuarns770/
Quirns770/
Guerns770/
Quiarense752/
Kearins71544/
Guerins7126/
Keearns7118/
Guerens7117/
Quiryns717/
Quirins716/
Guarins714/
Kearens712/
Kearrns711/
Kjearns710/
Kiearns710/
Cearins710/
Kerns6720,628/
Karns674,933/
Carns672,111/
Quirijns67159/
Gueirins6713/
Cerns6712/
Querence672/
Guerrins671/

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