Quesada Surname
Approximately 125,612 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameQuesada Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Costa Rica | 44,675 | 1:107 | 19 |
| Spain | 23,774 | 1:1,967 | 231 |
| Cuba | 19,366 | 1:595 | 99 |
| United States | 8,767 | 1:41,344 | 5,075 |
| Colombia | 8,630 | 1:5,536 | 790 |
| Argentina | 3,918 | 1:10,909 | 1,022 |
| Mexico | 3,101 | 1:40,028 | 2,287 |
| Philippines | 2,633 | 1:38,450 | 5,960 |
| Peru | 2,337 | 1:13,600 | 1,794 |
| France | 1,864 | 1:35,635 | 4,353 |
| Ecuador | 1,188 | 1:13,389 | 2,084 |
| Venezuela | 1,102 | 1:27,408 | 1,737 |
| Brazil | 864 | 1:247,771 | 9,537 |
| Honduras | 670 | 1:13,159 | 714 |
| Dominican Republic | 447 | 1:23,340 | 1,503 |
| Uruguay | 443 | 1:7,747 | 867 |
| Panama | 299 | 1:13,084 | 1,059 |
| Saudi Arabia | 239 | 1:129,104 | 17,726 |
| Guatemala | 229 | 1:70,230 | 2,561 |
| Nicaragua | 192 | 1:31,360 | 1,165 |
| Canada | 111 | 1:331,942 | 30,257 |
| Portugal | 104 | 1:100,175 | 4,850 |
| Italy | 102 | 1:599,575 | 55,635 |
| El Salvador | 54 | 1:117,479 | 1,718 |
| England | 51 | 1:1,092,511 | 52,584 |
| Chile | 51 | 1:345,421 | 9,676 |
| Germany | 46 | 1:1,750,119 | 100,509 |
| Switzerland | 44 | 1:186,657 | 16,684 |
| Belgium | 43 | 1:267,364 | 32,244 |
| New Caledonia | 42 | 1:6,577 | 1,478 |
| Paraguay | 29 | 1:249,543 | 4,299 |
| Puerto Rico | 26 | 1:136,544 | 1,832 |
| Australia | 17 | 1:1,587,982 | 78,599 |
| Thailand | 16 | 1:4,414,897 | 343,519 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Sweden | 14 | 1:703,340 | 52,204 |
| Netherlands | 13 | 1:1,299,014 | 73,030 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| French Polynesia | 4 | 1:70,201 | 4,444 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Bolivia | 3 | 1:3,538,811 | 11,393 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 26 | 1:1,931,488 | 97,398 |
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.
Quesada Demographics
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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.
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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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