Quelhas Surname

201,760th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,066 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Portugal
Highest density in:
Portugal

Quelhas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Quelhas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Portugal1,7271:6,033598
Brazil2021:1,059,77437,226
France651:1,021,888113,182
England151:3,714,537119,675
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

The alternate forms: Quélhas (3) are calculated separately.

Quelhas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Quelhas is found most in Portugal. It can occur in the variant forms: Quélhas. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Quelhas? popularity and diffusion

The surname Quelhas is the 201,760th most frequently held surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 3,527,370 people. The surname Quelhas is predominantly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Quelhas reside; 84 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 84 percent reside in Iberian Europe.

The last name Quelhas is most commonly occurring in Portugal, where it is held by 1,727 people, or 1 in 6,033. Besides Portugal it is found in 15 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 10 percent are found and France, where 3 percent are found.

Quelhas Last Name Statistics demography

Quelhas earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.1% more than the national average, earning $44,917 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Quélhas953/
Quelha9289/
Quelas9280/
Cuelhas8611/
Quelais868/
Guelhas864/
Quielha861/
Quelhos861/
Quela83138/
Qelas831/
Guelas771,897/
Quilas771,074/
Quelho77125/
Queyla7776/
Quelay7746/
Quolas7743/
Queila7724/
Quiela7713/
Cuelas779/
Quelah777/
Quelia775/
Quqela774/
Quelos774/
Qukela773/
Cuelha772/
Quelat771/
Celhas771/
Qualas771/
Quilha771/
Queela771/
Kelhas771/
Quelya771/
Quesla771/
Quelaa771/
Quelaj771/
Qela73602/
Guilhas71129/
Queylat7169/
Coelhas7156/
Quilhac7151/
Queulla7113/
Quallas715/
Queslau714/
Queelay714/
Queglia712/
Quilaha711/
Guelaha711/
Quilgas711/
Kouelas711/
Queleau711/
Qualias711/
Queliah711/
Guelass711/
Quilhat711/
Qualeas711/
Quilais710/
Kuela673,810/
Quila673,093/
Guela672,399/
Cuela671,441/
Qelaj67490/
Qwela67328/
Kelas67272/
Quelo67250/
Qelai67245/
Celas67229/
Qelia67169/
Guilhaus6739/
Qhela6718/
Guehlass6717/
Keilhaus6710/
Kelha677/
Qeala677/
Quitella672/
Quesilla672/
Qolas671/
Gqela671/
Quoilhac671/
Qelay671/
Qalas671/

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