Queme Surname

160,371st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,719 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Guatemala
Highest density in:
Guatemala

Queme Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Queme Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Guatemala2,2871:7,032874
Philippines2221:456,02855,600
Mexico931:1,334,69015,285
United States541:6,712,202314,667
Belize351:10,1561,308
France161:4,151,420237,746
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110

The alternate forms: Quemé (23), Quemè (2) & Quême (1) are calculated separately.

Queme (17) may also be a first name.

Queme Last Name Facts

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

Queme occurs more in Guatemala more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Quemé, Quemè or Quême. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Queme? popularity and diffusion

Queme is the 160,371st most numerous surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,680,230 people. Queme occurs mostly in The Americas, where 91 percent of Queme live; 85 percent live in Central America and 84 percent live in Hispano-Central America. Queme is also the 2,694,839th most commonly held given name at a global level It is held by 17 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Guatemala, where it is held by 2,287 people, or 1 in 7,032. In Guatemala Queme is most frequent in: Quetzaltenango Department, where 87 percent live, Guatemala Department, where 9 percent live and Quiché Department, where 3 percent live. Barring Guatemala this last name occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 8 percent live and Mexico, where 3 percent live.

Queme Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Queme are 31.39% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 84.62% registered to vote for the political party.

Queme earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 27.31% less than the national average, earning $31,363 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Quemé9323/
Quemè932/
Quême931/
Quemie9198/
Quemet9116/
Quesme9111/
Quemes916/
Quemer914/
Quemee912/
Queeme912/
Nqueme911/
Quemej911/
Queime911/
Quemez911/
Quem89545/
Qeme897/
Queemie8329/
Queemer831/
Queamie831/
Quehmeh831/
Quaemie831/
Queemes831/
Quame803,032/
Gueme801,883/
Cueme80920/
Quime80702/
Qoeme80441/
Queem80351/
Quiem80251/
Quemi80162/
Quemy80125/
Kueme8022/
Queam8010/
Qaeme807/
Queum803/
Qeame803/
Qheme803/
Queim802/
Quwem802/
Gqeme802/
Kquem801/
Quuem801/
Qweme801/
Quemm801/
Queym801/
Quome801/
Qemer801/
Qemet801/
Qeume801/
Qieme801/
Qem7520/
Gueime731,167/
Quamme73565/
Guemei73236/
Quimei73170/
Queama73135/
Qaemeh7362/
Goueme7339/
Quimes7331/
Quimet7327/
Quemma7324/
Kuehme7317/
Quimer7313/
Nqweme7312/
Kuemee7312/
Quesmi737/
Kuemeh735/
Quemoy734/
Kwueme733/
Quémet733/
Quemay732/
Quimey732/
Quoime732/
Quaime732/
Quemoi732/
Quimeh732/
Nkueme732/
Quemio732/
Kuemme731/
Gueyme731/
Quimea731/
Quemai731/
Kuemei731/
Kuheme731/
Quiemi731/
Guemey731/
Qhemge731/
Quiome731/
Queimi731/
Quamey731/
Quim675,910/
Qame674,810/
Keme674,529/
Ceme674,477/
Qome67804/
Guem67354/
Qiem67207/
Qaemieh6756/
Kuem6751/
Couesme6739/
Qeem6737/
Qeum6724/
Quemaya6714/
Qemi679/
Kuemmet678/
Qime676/
Quym674/
Quoimet674/
Guemeih674/
Qeam672/
Gueheme672/
Qemh672/
Quysmer671/
Qyme671/
Kuehmer671/
Quím671/
Cuem671/
Quismes671/
Ngqweme671/
Qqem671/
Qehm671/
Qemd671/
Qemj671/
Qesm671/
Qeym671/
Qgem671/
Kqem671/
Hqem671/
Quimett670/
Kuemett670/

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