Queirós Surname

39,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,233 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Portugal
Highest density in:
Portugal

Queirós Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Queirós Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Portugal9,0771:1,148188
Angola3,5491:7,605975
Brazil4071:525,98119,726
France601:1,107,045119,335
United States291:12,498,584473,286
England131:4,286,005132,302
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
Uruguay91:381,30622,825
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Andorra31:27,9461,499
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
China21:683,660,78330,601
Macau11:601,6301,582
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

The alternate forms: Queiros (6,927) are calculated separately.

Queirós Last Name Facts

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

Queirós occurs more in Portugal more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Queiros. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Queirós? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 39,664th most frequently used surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 550,710 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 69 percent of Queirós are found; 69 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 69 percent are found in Iberian Europe.

The surname Queirós is most frequently occurring in Portugal, where it is carried by 9,077 people, or 1 in 1,148. Apart from Portugal Queirós exists in 35 countries. It is also found in Angola, where 27 percent are found and Brazil, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Queiros956,927/
Quirós92501/
Querós922/
Queiróz86246/
Queiras867/
Queirois80130/
Queirosz802/
Quiros7777,354/
Queros77214/
Quiras77128/
Quiróz77106/
Queras7744/
Quiròs7722/
Queróz771/
Qeiros771/
Quírós771/
Quirôs771/
Queiroz71216,675/
Gueiros712,434/
Queyras71199/
Quieros7193/
Querois7189/
Gueiras7112/
Quirgas718/
Quirros715/
Quieras713/
Quirzos712/
Queiroc712/
Querash712/
Queiraz712/
Quitras711/
Quciros711/
Querros711/
Queirox711/
Queroìs711/
Quirozs711/
Quirous711/
Quirash711/
Qeuiros711/
Queiroiz6717/
Qeros6712/
Queiiroz678/
Queyrous674/
Qiros674/
Gueirros672/
Qiras672/
Queirzoz671/
Queiro'z671/
Querrois671/
Kirós671/
Queioroz671/
Quearois671/
Querashe671/
Queijroz671/
Quirouss670/

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Footnotes

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