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 in England. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Quearns.

How Common Is The Last Name Quearns? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,057,639th most commonly used family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name 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.

Quearns is most widespread in England, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 7,959,723. In England Quearns is most frequent in: Tyne and Wear, where 86 percent are found and Wiltshire, where 14 percent are found. Besides England this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Scotland, where 40 percent are found and Wales, where 13 percent are found.

Quearns Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Quearns has changed over time. In Scotland the share of the population with the surname contracted 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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  • 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 Quearns
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