Quells Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bahamas

Quells Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Quells Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Quells Last Name Facts

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

Quells is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Quells? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,812,366th most numerous last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 64 percent of Quells reside; 55 percent reside in North America and 55 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Quells is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 60,409,822. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Alabama, where 33 percent reside, Utah, where 33 percent reside and New York, where 17 percent reside. Other than The United States this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 36 percent reside and The Bahamas, where 9 percent reside.

Quells Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Quells has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Quells surname expanded 600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Quells Last Name Statistics demography

Quells earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 28.83% less than the national average, earning $30,708 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Quelles9218/
Quels918/
Qulls912/
Qells911/
Kuells8322/
Guells8315/
Quills839/
Quiels832/
Cuells831/
Quelsh831/
Quls802/
Quilles77428/
Guelles77208/
Cuelles7749/
Quellez771/
Qucills770/
Kells733,944/
Cells73782/
Cuels7324/
Qules735/
Qwels734/
Guels732/
Guelless711/
Quelch671,615/
Celles67699/
Kelles67352/
Gwells6763/
Kuehls6751/
Guills6722/
Chells6719/
Qls677/
Kuhels677/
Coells673/
Keells672/
Quelce671/
Couels671/
Kellős671/
Gouels671/
Guelss671/
Kellhs671/
Kellsh670/
Kellse670/
Koells670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Quells
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