Queiroz Surname

2,558th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 216,675 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Queiroz Surname User-submission:

Queiroz is a Portuguese ancient surname whose base is of Greek origin and means "stronger" or "stone".Some scholars guarantee that its origin is pre-Roman and that it began to be used in Portugal in century XVI. Queiroz would have been surnamed of a noble family of Câmara de Lobos, county of the Autonomous Region of Madeira.

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Queiroz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil196,3821:1,090127
Angola7,4931:3,602543
Mozambique5,5621:4,9011,104
Portugal5,4541:1,910280
United States4771:759,87259,214
France1791:371,07755,233
Spain1491:313,77218,634
Uruguay1371:25,0492,923
Argentina1351:316,61825,164
Thailand1131:625,118105,836
England891:626,04636,944
Paraguay851:85,1382,089
South Africa421:1,289,94571,309
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Germany361:2,236,263117,794
Switzerland331:248,87620,666
India331:23,244,406321,547
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
Venezuela311:974,32514,902
Italy211:2,912,22398,106
Suriname191:29,0855,642
São Tomé and Príncipe151:11,828740
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
Japan91:14,204,92146,388
Norway71:734,61250,907
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Bolivia71:1,516,6336,309
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Namibia31:803,13415,170
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Cape Verde21:264,8215,214
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Macau21:300,8151,009
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Belize11:355,4743,977
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Iceland11:380,09011,096
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
East Timor11:1,215,928507
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345

The alternate forms: Queiróz (246) are calculated separately.

Queiroz (157) may also be a first name.

Queiroz Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Queiroz is a Portuguese ancient surname whose base is of Greek origin and means "stronger" or "stone".Some scholars guarantee that its origin is pre-Roman and that it began to be used in Portugal in century XVI. Queiroz would have been surnamed of a noble family of Câmara de Lobos, county of the Autonomous Region of Madeira.

- leonardo.queiroz

Queiroz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Queiroz (Arabic: كيروز) occurs in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as: Queiróz. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Queiroz? popularity and diffusion

The last name Queiroz is the 2,558th most prevalent surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 33,634 people. The last name Queiroz occurs mostly in The Americas, where 91 percent of Queiroz reside; 91 percent reside in South America and 91 percent reside in Luso-South America. Queiroz is also the 732,696th most commonly used first name in the world, borne by 157 people.

It is most prevalent in Brazil, where it is held by 196,382 people, or 1 in 1,090. In Brazil Queiroz is most numerous in: São Paulo, where 19 percent are found, Bahia, where 12 percent are found and Minas Gerais, where 9 percent are found. Outside of Brazil it is found in 63 countries. It also occurs in Angola, where 3 percent are found and Mozambique, where 3 percent are found.

Queiroz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Queiroz surname are 44.95% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 98.18% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Queiroz earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 294.98% more than the national average, earning R 938,616 per year; in United States they earn 15.67% less than the national average, earning $36,389 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.12% more than the national average, earning $55,209 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Queiróz95246/
Queiroiz9317/
Queiiroz938/
Queirosz932/
Queijroz931/
Queioroz931/
Queiro'z931/
Queirzoz931/
Quiroz92342,486/
Queroz921,360/
Queiro92693/
Qeiroz9211/
Queiros866,927/
Quieroz8690/
Queirod8644/
Gueiroz8637/
Queirot8628/
Querouz8620/
Queroiz8619/
Quirroz8617/
Quirozz869/
Queiroa865/
Quioroz863/
Quirocz863/
Quairoz863/
Queiroc862/
Queiraz862/
Querroz862/
Queiroi862/
Qeuiroz862/
Quirotz861/
Quirouz861/
Quirozc861/
Quirozs861/
Quoiroz861/
Queirox861/
Queirzo861/
Qwuiroz861/
Quijroz861/
Queeroz861/
Quero8331,971/
Quiro831,758/
Qiroz838/
Qeroz831/
Queirois80130/
Queiroux802/
Quiros7777,354/
Quiero771,319/
Quiroy77438/
Querro77423/
Quirod77303/
Queros77214/
Quirot77206/
Querou77173/
Queroy77127/
Quiróz77106/
Quiroc7768/
Gueiro7768/
Quirgo7758/
Queira7749/
Guiroz7741/
Queroa7735/
Queiró7729/
Querod7723/
Qirouz7723/
Keiroz7719/
Qquero7718/
Querot7717/
Quirox7715/
Quiraz7712/
Queroi7711/
Qirooz779/
Quioro776/
Quyroz774/
Quiròz774/
Kuiroz773/
Cuiroz772/
Quirro772/
Querox772/
Quiroj772/
Qairoz771/
Qearoz771/
Qirocz771/
Qeiros771/
Queróz771/
Gueroz771/
Queraz771/
Quuiro771/
Quíroz771/
Querzo771/
Qioroz771/
Quearo771/
Quiroi771/
Quirop771/
Quoero771/
Qeiroy771/
Qeyiro771/
Quitro770/
Qucero770/
Quirozová751/
Qiro7385/
Qero733/
Queirós7113,233/
Gueiros712,434/
Queyroi71661/
Quarroz71216/
Queyroy71202/
Keirouz71109/
Quijaro7194/
Quieros7193/
Querois7189/
Queyrou7177/
Guerouz7154/
Queroux7134/
Quejaro7133/
Queroix7116/
Querrou7116/
Quejero719/
Queiras717/
Quirros715/
Quirzos712/
Quierro712/
Qeuiros711/
Quijero711/
Quirhoi711/
Quirous711/
Kuiaroz711/
Kuieroz711/
Gueirro711/
Queroìs711/
Quairot711/
Querros711/
Queirat711/
Quciros711/
Querott711/
Nqueira711/
Querroy710/
Cuero6732,863/
Guiro6731,332/
Guero6712,771/
Quira671,650/
Quera67699/
Ceiro67211/
Quejarro67156/
Queyroux6789/
Quijarro6779/
Cuiro6775/
Kuiro6773/
Keiro6770/
Kiroz6740/
Queyroix6726/
Quéro6721/
Quaro6718/
Qeros6712/
Queró678/
Qiroh675/
Quahuero674/
Keroz674/
Qiros674/
Quirá674/
Queyrous674/
Guerrouz674/
Qiero672/
Qeroy672/
Queyroud672/
Qairo672/
Gueirros672/
Quearois671/
Quioharo671/
Ciroz671/
Quiró671/
Kuero671/
Querrois671/
Qiroa671/
Qirou671/
Qeyro671/
Gueerouz671/
Qiraz671/
Qhero671/
Quirouss670/

Queiroz Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Queiroz in the Arabic language
كيروزkyrwz-

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