Quetzal Surname

374,335th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 957 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Belize

Quetzal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Quetzal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico7061:175,8165,061
Belize2291:1,552354
Israel131:658,28045,106
Guatemala91:1,786,9636,100

Quetzal (1,224) may also be a first name.

Quetzal Last Name Facts

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

The last name Quetzal is found most in Mexico. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Quetzal? popularity and diffusion

The last name Quetzal is the 374,335th most common surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 7,614,991 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Quetzal are found; 74 percent are found in North America and 74 percent are found in Hispano-North America. It is also the 226,170th most widely held given name on earth, borne by 1,224 people.

It is most commonly held in Mexico, where it is held by 706 people, or 1 in 175,816. In Mexico it is most frequent in: Yucatán, where 49 percent are found, Quintana Roo, where 44 percent are found and Campeche, where 6 percent are found. Other than Mexico it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Belize, where 24 percent are found and Israel, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Quezal923/
Qetzal921/
Cuetzal8615/
Queizal864/
Quedzal862/
Qezal831/
Cetzal772,548/
Quezol7753/
Ketzal772/
Quecal771/
Quizal771/
Ketzale711/
Quitsal711/
Qezol67884/
Qazal67642/
Kezal6734/
Quetchol674/
Quitshal674/
Qozal671/

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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 Quetzal
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