Queiroga Surname

83,091st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,826 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Portugal

Queiroga Surname User-submission:

Galician: habitational name from Quiroga, a place in Lugo province, so named from the plant queiroga, quiroga 'erica'.

Queiroga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil4,7561:45,0111,800
Portugal8211:12,6901,024
United States1331:2,725,255163,031
France571:1,165,311123,217
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511

Queiroga Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Galician: habitational name from Quiroga, a place in Lugo province, so named from the plant queiroga, quiroga 'erica'.

- el_loco_pirado

Queiroga Last Name Facts

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

The last name Queiroga has its highest incidence in Brazil. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Queiroga? popularity and diffusion

Queiroga is the 83,091st most common last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,250,866 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 84 percent of Queiroga live; 82 percent live in South America and 82 percent live in Luso-South America.

It is most numerous in Brazil, where it is held by 4,756 people, or 1 in 45,011. In Brazil it is primarily concentrated in: Paraíba, where 27 percent are found, Minas Gerais, where 26 percent are found and São Paulo, where 15 percent are found. Barring Brazil Queiroga exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in Portugal, where 14 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Queiroga Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Queiroga last name are 40.89% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 94.12% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Queiroga earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 41.07% more than the national average, earning R 335,232 per year; in United States they earn 16.41% more than the national average, earning $50,231 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.59% less than the national average, earning $42,933 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Queirogas9434/
Quiroga93217,047/
Queroga93220/
Quirogas8873/
Quironga889/
Quirroga885/
Quieroga884/
Quiroiga883/
Gueiroga882/
Quuiroga882/
Queirogo882/
Quirogoa881/
Quirogaa881/
Quitroga881/
Queyroga881/
Qiroga8612/
Quirogo80110/
Guiroga8023/
Querogo8012/
Quiraga808/
Gueroga803/
Qioroga803/
Quirega803/
Quiróga802/
Cuiroga802/
Quíroga801/
Queraga801/
Kiroga71228/
Ceroga7111/
Keroga712/
Ciroga712/
Keronga67272/
Kironga67119/
Keroiga6770/
Cironga6710/
Quirago674/
Gueraga671/
Kgeroga671/
Kieroga671/
Quaraga671/

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