Quevedo Surname
Approximately 153,365 people bear this surname
Quevedo Surname Definition:
This is probably a combined word that comes from a contraction of the expression, "pero que ojos" meaning but what eyes. It is not known if the expression is admiration or horror.
Castilian name from mountains of Santander.
Quevedo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 26,509 | 1:4,682 | 607 |
| Argentina | 20,903 | 1:2,045 | 265 |
| Venezuela | 19,903 | 1:1,518 | 280 |
| Colombia | 18,424 | 1:2,593 | 477 |
| Peru | 11,180 | 1:2,843 | 475 |
| Spain | 8,050 | 1:5,808 | 721 |
| Brazil | 7,618 | 1:28,101 | 1,210 |
| United States | 6,835 | 1:53,030 | 6,365 |
| Ecuador | 6,317 | 1:2,518 | 446 |
| Cuba | 6,069 | 1:1,899 | 285 |
| Chile | 4,746 | 1:3,712 | 540 |
| Guatemala | 4,736 | 1:3,396 | 522 |
| Philippines | 2,952 | 1:34,295 | 5,166 |
| Dominican Republic | 1,918 | 1:5,439 | 559 |
| Bolivia | 1,717 | 1:6,183 | 805 |
| El Salvador | 1,507 | 1:4,210 | 467 |
| Paraguay | 1,278 | 1:5,663 | 436 |
| Uruguay | 853 | 1:4,023 | 471 |
| Honduras | 778 | 1:11,332 | 675 |
| Nicaragua | 181 | 1:33,266 | 1,191 |
| Canada | 115 | 1:320,396 | 29,368 |
| France | 112 | 1:593,060 | 78,954 |
| Costa Rica | 105 | 1:45,524 | 1,091 |
| Portugal | 85 | 1:122,568 | 5,627 |
| Panama | 71 | 1:55,102 | 2,607 |
| Puerto Rico | 56 | 1:63,395 | 1,281 |
| England | 39 | 1:1,428,668 | 62,556 |
| Germany | 30 | 1:2,683,515 | 132,064 |
| Australia | 29 | 1:930,886 | 55,860 |
| Norway | 26 | 1:197,780 | 22,769 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 25 | 1:54,559 | 4,614 |
| Netherlands | 21 | 1:804,151 | 59,518 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Belize | 21 | 1:16,927 | 1,658 |
| Belgium | 18 | 1:638,702 | 56,744 |
| Switzerland | 16 | 1:513,307 | 36,405 |
| Aruba | 14 | 1:7,391 | 1,045 |
| Italy | 11 | 1:5,559,699 | 110,230 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Andorra | 2 | 1:41,919 | 1,654 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Brunei | 2 | 1:209,366 | 3,098 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 16 | 1:3,138,668 | 142,671 |
The alternate forms: Quevêdo (1) & Quévédo (1) are calculated separately.
Quevedo (172) may also be a first name.
Quevedo Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This is probably a combined word that comes from a contraction of the expression, "pero que ojos" meaning but what eyes. It is not known if the expression is admiration or horror.
Castilian name from mountains of Santander.
Quevedo Demographics
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Quevedo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Quevedo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Quevedo occurs more in Mexico more than any other country or territory. It may be found as: Quevêdo or Quévédo. For other potential spellings of Quevedo click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Quevedo? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,662nd most frequently occurring last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 47,518 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Quevedo live; 61 percent live in South America and 25 percent live in Caribbean South America. It is also the 696,764th most commonly occurring first name in the world It is held by 172 people.
The last name Quevedo is most commonly used in Mexico, where it is held by 26,509 people, or 1 in 4,682. In Mexico Quevedo is mostly concentrated in: Sinaloa, where 15 percent are found, Veracruz, where 11 percent are found and México, where 9 percent are found. Other than Mexico this last name is found in 72 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 14 percent are found and Venezuela, where 13 percent are found.
Quevedo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Quevedo has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Quevedo surname increased 42,719 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Quevedo Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Quevedo surname are 39.81% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 93.04% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Quevedo earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 28.45% less than the national average, earning 247,611 kr per year; in Peru they earn 7.86% more than the national average, earning S/. 20,909 per year; in Colombia they earn 12.2% more than the national average, earning $25,473,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 11.06% less than the national average, earning $38,375 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.57% more than the national average, earning $49,968 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quevêdo | 95 | 1 | / |
| Quevedos | 93 | 19 | / |
| Queevedo | 93 | 2 | / |
| Gquevedo | 93 | 1 | / |
| Queveido | 93 | 1 | / |
| Quevedoa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Qquevedo | 93 | 1 | / |
| Quievedo | 93 | 1 | / |
| Quevedoo | 93 | 1 | / |
| Qevedo | 92 | 4 | / |
| Quévédo | 90 | 1 | / |
| Quebedo | 86 | 638 | / |
| Quevido | 86 | 119 | / |
| Quivedo | 86 | 66 | / |
| Guevedo | 86 | 58 | / |
| Queveda | 86 | 27 | / |
| Quevado | 86 | 27 | / |
| Quavedo | 86 | 2 | / |
| Qeuvedo | 86 | 2 | / |
| Qoevedo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Qievedo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Queewodo | 80 | 6 | / |
| Quebedos | 80 | 2 | / |
| Cuevoedo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cevedo | 77 | 149 | / |
| Kevedo | 77 | 15 | / |
| Qebedo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Quevada | 71 | 431 | / |
| Quibedo | 71 | 319 | / |
| Quebido | 71 | 176 | / |
| Quivido | 71 | 29 | / |
| Gueveda | 71 | 7 | / |
| Kievedo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Caevedo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kieviedo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Quijbedo | 67 | 1 | / |
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