Quee Surname

56,655th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,944 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sierra Leone
Highest density in:
Sierra Leone

Quee Surname Definition:

A Co. Antrim name, possibly for the Scottish MacQuey. IF 315

Quee Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sierra Leone7,5901:934174
Liberia7081:6,227744
Jamaica1421:20,2111,765
Singapore1161:47,4801,839
United States1031:3,519,019197,606
Northern Ireland651:28,3853,035
Netherlands531:318,62637,214
Australia511:529,32739,816
England511:1,092,51152,584
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
France11:66,422,722504,397
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland361:123,0527,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:1,287,65971,386

Quee (1,560) may also be a first name.

Quee Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Co. Antrim name, possibly for the Scottish MacQuey. IF 315

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Quee Last Name Facts

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

The surname Quee is found in Sierra Leone more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Quee.

How Common Is The Last Name Quee? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 56,655th most commonly held family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 814,797 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Quee live; 93 percent live in West Africa and 85 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 196,138th most widespread given name worldwide. It is borne by 1,560 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Sierra Leone, where it is carried by 7,590 people, or 1 in 934. Apart from Sierra Leone Quee occurs in 31 countries. It also occurs in Liberia, where 8 percent are found and Jamaica, where 2 percent are found.

Quee Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Quee has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Quee last name increased 264 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 1,020 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Quee Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Anglican (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States Quee are 18.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 71.43% being registered with the political party.

The amount Quee earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 3.37% more than the national average, earning $44,603 USD per year and in Canada they earn 47.68% more than the national average, earning $73,371 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Queer89211/
Queet89127/
Queez895/
Quees894/
Queea891/
Queej891/
Quwee891/
Queed890/
Que86178,077/
Qee8614/
Queetz8015/
Queije803/
Quehed803/
Quej7516,790/
Quea753,692/
Quer751,896/
Quet751,222/
Hque75893/
Ques75620/
Quie75610/
Queh75527/
Quwe75453/
Quey75148/
Guee75111/
Kuee75108/
Qees7579/
Quez7532/
Quei7530/
Qwee7510/
Quhe757/
Qeer755/
Qued754/
Quke753/
Qeed753/
Quep753/
Queu753/
Kque753/
Qeeh752/
Qcue751/
Cuee751/
Queý751/
Åque751/
Qeet751/
Qhee751/
Qe'e751/
Qeep751/
Quue751/
Qwue751/
Qeae751/
Qeee751/
Qkee751/
Qoue751/
Qqee751/
Qque751/
Qeez751/
Qehe751/
Cque751/
Quest673,592/
Quiej673,281/
Hqoue67558/
Quets67202/
Quije67151/
Qe67146/
Qquea6795/
Queis6756/
Queit6738/
Couee6736/
Quett6730/
Qukwe6729/
Hqque6723/
Nquwe6717/
Qeesr6715/
Queiß6714/
Gquke6714/
Quech6712/
Quweh679/
Quque677/
Qeesh677/
Quess676/
Qweer676/
Qhehe676/
Quwei674/
Gueey673/
Quihe673/
Hkque673/
Hquet673/
Queas673/
Quezt673/
Hqeer673/
Quwey672/
Queij672/
Quher672/
Quesh672/
Quker672/
Hquue672/
Gouee672/
Queih672/
Qugwe672/
Qouea671/
Quche671/
Quead671/
Quhey671/
Kuehe671/
Hquea671/
Hques671/
Gqoue671/
Quhea671/
Qugbe671/
Kwuee671/
Hqeez671/
Qweed671/
Qouet671/
Quehs671/
Quehá671/
Qheeh671/
Hquqe671/
Qweeh671/
Quepp671/
Qqeer671/
Qeest671/
Gueeh671/
Qucue670/
Querr670/
Quuer670/

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  • 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 Quee
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