Quellec Surname

488,996th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 678 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Quellec Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Quellec Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France6681:99,43514,559
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
England11:55,718,059489,080
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Quellec Last Name Facts

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

The last name Quellec occurs in France more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Quellec.

How Common Is The Last Name Quellec? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 488,996th most frequently used surname in the world, held by around 1 in 10,748,593 people. Quellec is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Quellec live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 99 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

Quellec is most widespread in France, where it is borne by 668 people, or 1 in 99,435. In France it is primarily found in: Brittany, where 73 percent live, Île-de-France, where 10 percent live and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 5 percent live. Barring France this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in New Caledonia, where 1 percent live and Belgium, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Quelleuc9337/
Guellec86968/
Quillec86219/
Quelles8618/
Quellic862/
Quellez861/
Quilliec80225/
Gouellec8016/
Quellich806/
Quilleuc803/
Couellec801/
Kellec775/
Cellec773/
Quilles71428/
Guelles71208/
Guillec7185/
Quellis7164/
Cuelles7149/
Guellez7117/
Kelleck7110/
Quelliz714/
Kuellez713/
Quillez713/
Cellecz712/
Kellect711/
Kellech711/
Cuellez711/
Guellich6751/
Quillici6710/
Quillick679/
Kelleche675/
Qules675/
Qlech674/
Qulex672/
Quellais672/
Qllex671/
Guhellez671/
Qulek671/
Kelletch670/

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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 Quellec
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