Quell Surname

228,458th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,774 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Quell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Quell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,0611:75,8779,605
United States4971:729,29457,260
Brazil771:2,780,18682,572
Austria531:160,66921,171
Hungary251:392,65127,081
Italy141:4,368,335106,343
England111:5,065,278148,650
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
France11:66,422,722504,397
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1261:398,56129,579

Quell (23) may also be a first name.

Quell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Quell is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Quell? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 228,458th most common surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 4,107,974 people. Quell occurs predominantly in Europe, where 66 percent of Quell live; 63 percent live in Western Europe and 63 percent live in Germanic Europe. Quell is also the 2,239,265th most common first name throughout the world. It is borne by 23 people.

Quell is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 1,061 people, or 1 in 75,877. In Germany Quell is most prevalent in: Hesse, where 32 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 18 percent reside and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 15 percent reside. Outside of Germany this surname occurs in 20 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 28 percent reside and Brazil, where 4 percent reside.

Quell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Quell has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 394 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 550 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Quell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Quell last name are 7.03% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60.26% registered to vote for the party.

Quell earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 21.41% more than the national average, earning $52,389 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Quiell912/
Quel891,702/
Qull8916/
Quiel805,822/
Quill804,391/
Guell803,797/
Quehl80964/
Cuell80549/
Kuell80122/
Queel803/
Quhel801/
Quellová773/
Qul756,693/
Qel7527/
Qll757/
Couell7346/
Ququel7318/
Quiehl7313/
Quhill732/
Cuelhl731/
Gouell730/
Guel6716,892/
Kell6714,748/
Kuel677,851/
Cell672,917/
Cuel671,019/
Quil67368/
Qael6753/
Qehl677/
Qeel677/
Quäl676/
Qoel674/
Qill673/
Qhll673/
Qwel672/
Qulp672/
Qelp671/
Qiel671/
Cqul671/
Kqel671/
Quhl671/
Hqul671/
Kqul671/
Gqll671/
Hqel671/
Qcel671/
Qkel671/
Qusl671/
Qeld671/
Qucl671/
Qeul671/
Quwl671/
Qwll671/
Qyll671/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Quell
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