Quevedo Surname

3,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 153,365 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Venezuela

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico26,5091:4,682607
Argentina20,9031:2,045265
Venezuela19,9031:1,518280
Colombia18,4241:2,593477
Peru11,1801:2,843475
Spain8,0501:5,808721
Brazil7,6181:28,1011,210
United States6,8351:53,0306,365
Ecuador6,3171:2,518446
Cuba6,0691:1,899285
Chile4,7461:3,712540
Guatemala4,7361:3,396522
Philippines2,9521:34,2955,166
Dominican Republic1,9181:5,439559
Bolivia1,7171:6,183805
El Salvador1,5071:4,210467
Paraguay1,2781:5,663436
Uruguay8531:4,023471
Honduras7781:11,332675
Nicaragua1811:33,2661,191
Canada1151:320,39629,368
France1121:593,06078,954
Costa Rica1051:45,5241,091
Portugal851:122,5685,627
Panama711:55,1022,607
Puerto Rico561:63,3951,281
England391:1,428,66862,556
Germany301:2,683,515132,064
Australia291:930,88655,860
Norway261:197,78022,769
Trinidad and Tobago251:54,5594,614
Netherlands211:804,15159,518
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Belize211:16,9271,658
Belgium181:638,70256,744
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
Aruba141:7,3911,045
Italy111:5,559,699110,230
Qatar91:262,00030,726
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Andorra21:41,9191,654
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Brunei21:209,3663,098
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Barbados11:287,4482,772
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Dominica11:75,891912
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

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.

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

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Quevêdo951/
Quevedos9319/
Queevedo932/
Gquevedo931/
Queveido931/
Quevedoa931/
Qquevedo931/
Quievedo931/
Quevedoo931/
Qevedo924/
Quévédo901/
Quebedo86638/
Quevido86119/
Quivedo8666/
Guevedo8658/
Queveda8627/
Quevado8627/
Quavedo862/
Qeuvedo862/
Qoevedo861/
Qievedo861/
Queewodo806/
Quebedos802/
Cuevoedo801/
Cevedo77149/
Kevedo7715/
Qebedo771/
Quevada71431/
Quibedo71319/
Quebido71176/
Quivido7129/
Gueveda717/
Kievedo712/
Caevedo711/
Kieviedo672/
Quijbedo671/

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