Quesada Surname

4,472nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 125,612 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Costa Rica
Highest density in:
Costa Rica

Quesada Surname Definition:

One who came from Quesada, in Spain.

Related to "quecedo" which comes from the latin "caseus" which means a mass that is made from milk. "Quesada" could be an ancient form of the pastry filled with honey that is today called "quesadilla.

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Quesada Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Costa Rica44,6751:10719
Spain23,7741:1,967231
Cuba19,3661:59599
United States8,7671:41,3445,075
Colombia8,6301:5,536790
Argentina3,9181:10,9091,022
Mexico3,1011:40,0282,287
Philippines2,6331:38,4505,960
Peru2,3371:13,6001,794
France1,8641:35,6354,353
Ecuador1,1881:13,3892,084
Venezuela1,1021:27,4081,737
Brazil8641:247,7719,537
Honduras6701:13,159714
Dominican Republic4471:23,3401,503
Uruguay4431:7,747867
Panama2991:13,0841,059
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Guatemala2291:70,2302,561
Nicaragua1921:31,3601,165
Canada1111:331,94230,257
Portugal1041:100,1754,850
Italy1021:599,57555,635
El Salvador541:117,4791,718
England511:1,092,51152,584
Chile511:345,4219,676
Germany461:1,750,119100,509
Switzerland441:186,65716,684
Belgium431:267,36432,244
New Caledonia421:6,5771,478
Paraguay291:249,5434,299
Puerto Rico261:136,5441,832
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Norway61:857,04855,549
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
China41:341,830,39216,990
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Bolivia31:3,538,81111,393
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Guam11:160,1214,893
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

The alternate forms: Quésada (4) are calculated separately.

Quesada (83) may also be a first name.

Quesada Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

One who came from Quesada, in Spain.

Related to "quecedo" which comes from the latin "caseus" which means a mass that is made from milk. "Quesada" could be an ancient form of the pastry filled with honey that is today called "quesadilla."

Andalusian name from the villa of Quesada, political subdivision of Cazorla (Jaén). Later passed to entire Peninsula. One branch in Cuba.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

Quesada Last Name Facts

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

Quesada is more frequently found in Costa Rica than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Quésada. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Quesada? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,472nd most widespread last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 58,016 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 77 percent of Quesada are found; 37 percent are found in Central America and 37 percent are found in Hispano-Central America. It is also the 1,052,971st most numerous forename world-wide, held by 83 people.

The surname Quesada is most frequent in Costa Rica, where it is borne by 44,675 people, or 1 in 107. In Costa Rica it is primarily concentrated in: San José Province, where 33 percent reside, Alajuela Province, where 28 percent reside and Cartago Province, where 16 percent reside. Not including Costa Rica Quesada occurs in 81 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 19 percent reside and Cuba, where 15 percent reside.

Quesada Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Quesada has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Quesada last name expanded 33,719 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Quesada Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Quesada are 41.52% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 94.75% being registered with the party.

The amount Quesada earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 17.44% more than the national average, earning S/. 22,766 per year; in Colombia they earn 3.78% less than the national average, earning $21,844,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 5.91% less than the national average, earning $40,597 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.21% more than the national average, earning $51,774 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Quésada954/
Quessada931,331/
Quesadas9357/
Queisada9316/
Queasada9310/
Quesadaa934/
Queszada934/
Quiesada931/
Quesasda931/
Qesada929/
Quessadas885/
Queissada883/
Quezada86208,775/
Quejada867,677/
Quesado86518/
Quisada86388/
Quecada86106/
Quexada8640/
Queseda8638/
Guesada8613/
Quasada864/
Queçada864/
Quesoda862/
Cuesada861/
Kuesada861/
Queissadas821/
Quezadas801,229/
Quejadas80165/
Queixada8067/
Quezadaz8048/
Guessada8037/
Quechada8019/
Quissada8012/
Queijada808/
Queicada804/
Quiezada803/
Queisado803/
Queizada803/
Queazada802/
Quassada801/
Quiesado801/
Quezaida801/
Querzada801/
Quezxada801/
Kesada7738/
Qezada773/
Cesada772/
Qejada772/
Qasada771/
Queichada7520/
Quijada7164,947/
Quizada71982/
Quejado71810/
Quisado71722/
Quezado71401/
Quesedo71211/
Quixada71208/
Guisada7153/
Quezeda7138/
Quazada7110/
Quezoda718/
Chesada717/
Guezada716/
Kessada714/
Kedsada714/
Quicada712/
Queceda712/
Qeuzada712/
Keisada711/
Kwesada711/
Qasadah711/
Quezadá711/
Quézada711/
Quisoda711/
Kuezada711/
Quijadas6769/
Quizadas6728/
Koeshada6726/
Queizado674/
Guissada673/
Quijadda672/
Quijasda671/
Quijadaz671/
Quijadaa671/
Queijado671/
Quessedo671/
Kuhasada671/
Kuhosada671/
Quayzada671/

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Quesada Reference & Research

Quesada DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Quesada FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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