Quema Surname

201,090th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,074 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Guatemala
Highest density in:
Guatemala

Quema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Quema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Guatemala8961:17,9491,504
Philippines5711:177,30028,622
Ecuador2421:65,7275,258
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Colombia1121:426,5546,555
United States631:5,753,316282,354
France441:1,509,607143,950
Bolivia91:1,179,6045,290
England31:18,572,686338,250
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

The alternate forms: Quéma (6) are calculated separately.

Quema (19) may also be a first name.

Quema Last Name Facts

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

The surname Quema is held by more people in Guatemala than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Quéma. Click here for other potential spellings of Quema.

How Common Is The Last Name Quema? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 201,090th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 3,513,764 people. The surname Quema occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 63 percent of Quema are found; 43 percent are found in Central America and 43 percent are found in Hispano-Central America. It is also the 2,523,061st most commonly held first name globally. It is borne by 19 people.

The last name Quema is most widespread in Guatemala, where it is carried by 896 people, or 1 in 17,949. In Guatemala it is mostly concentrated in: Sololá Department, where 99 percent reside and Guatemala Department, where 0 percent reside. Not including Guatemala it occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 28 percent reside and Ecuador, where 12 percent reside.

Quema Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Quema last name are 4.66% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 57.89% registered with the political party.

The amount Quema earn in different countries varies significantly. In Colombia they earn 18.26% less than the national average, earning $18,557,300 COP per year and in United States they earn 15.3% more than the national average, earning $49,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Quéma936/
Queama91135/
Quemma9124/
Queima9116/
Quemat9115/
Quemah9110/
Quiema914/
Quemas913/
Quemay912/
Queema911/
Quemai911/
Quesma911/
Qema89369/
Queitma831/
Quima802,156/
Guema80742/
Qwema80108/
Kuema8052/
Quoma8030/
Quemo8016/
Qemat8015/
Quama808/
Cuema805/
Qemaj802/
Qaema801/
Qhema801/
Qeema801/
Qemas801/
Qemai801/
Quemault771/
Quimay73735/
Quimat73680/
Quimas73288/
Qeemat73256/
Nqwema73116/
Quimma7367/
Qeamat7328/
Quisma7328/
Guemma7325/
Quamma7317/
Gouema7313/
Qhoema739/
Guemah739/
Quimad738/
Quimah736/
Cuemas734/
Quemoy734/
Qeymat734/
Gueima733/
Kuemaa733/
Quémat732/
Quemot732/
Qeemaz732/
Quemoi732/
Quamah732/
Nkuema731/
Guehma731/
Gueyma731/
Gueama731/
Quimea731/
Quayma731/
Queemo731/
Quwama731/
Quamay731/
Quemos731/
Quemás731/
Qukoma731/
Qeemah731/
Guemay731/
Cuemat731/
Kuemad731/
Quemod731/
Kema677,998/
Qoma671,384/
Cema671,068/
Qama671,058/
Guemmah67486/
Qima6769/
Qemo6735/
Quoimah677/
Qeemash674/
Quismat674/
Qyma672/
Gouemma671/
Koueyma671/
Quiomay671/
Qquimas671/

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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 Quema
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