Quezada Surname
Approximately 208,775 people bear this surname
Quezada Surname User-submission:
The surname Quezada, sometimes spelled Quesada, is a Spanish toponym, which stems from the town of Quesada in Spain. It was originally given as a surname to the nobility of the town of Quesada.
Quezada Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 67,425 | 1:1,841 | 268 |
| Chile | 36,532 | 1:482 | 104 |
| United States | 19,974 | 1:18,147 | 2,300 |
| Ecuador | 19,447 | 1:818 | 133 |
| Dominican Republic | 19,043 | 1:548 | 99 |
| Peru | 13,243 | 1:2,400 | 404 |
| Guatemala | 5,613 | 1:2,865 | 451 |
| Philippines | 4,208 | 1:24,059 | 3,184 |
| El Salvador | 3,793 | 1:1,673 | 302 |
| Nicaragua | 3,778 | 1:1,594 | 291 |
| Bolivia | 2,624 | 1:4,046 | 609 |
| Colombia | 2,128 | 1:22,450 | 1,642 |
| Panama | 2,011 | 1:1,945 | 305 |
| Honduras | 1,969 | 1:4,478 | 467 |
| Spain | 1,875 | 1:24,934 | 2,622 |
| Argentina | 1,869 | 1:22,870 | 1,905 |
| Venezuela | 1,558 | 1:19,386 | 1,416 |
| Cuba | 554 | 1:20,799 | 1,289 |
| Brazil | 368 | 1:581,724 | 21,718 |
| Canada | 190 | 1:193,924 | 19,047 |
| Australia | 99 | 1:272,684 | 24,601 |
| France | 83 | 1:800,274 | 96,515 |
| Costa Rica | 38 | 1:125,791 | 1,936 |
| Italy | 37 | 1:1,652,883 | 83,776 |
| Luxembourg | 31 | 1:18,727 | 4,129 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Thailand | 25 | 1:2,825,534 | 284,782 |
| England | 21 | 1:2,653,241 | 94,788 |
| Guam | 21 | 1:7,625 | 1,143 |
| Germany | 20 | 1:4,025,273 | 167,743 |
| Paraguay | 19 | 1:380,881 | 5,564 |
| Puerto Rico | 19 | 1:186,849 | 2,129 |
| Sweden | 16 | 1:615,422 | 45,338 |
| Switzerland | 12 | 1:684,410 | 46,196 |
| Uruguay | 11 | 1:311,978 | 20,848 |
| Norway | 9 | 1:571,365 | 44,190 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Aruba | 9 | 1:11,497 | 1,511 |
| Austria | 8 | 1:1,064,429 | 75,134 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Andorra | 3 | 1:27,946 | 1,499 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 3 | 1:36,792 | 4,502 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Haiti | 2 | 1:5,341,954 | 21,336 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Saint Barthelemy | 1 | 1:9,614 | 134 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
The alternate forms: Quezadá (1) & Quézada (1) are calculated separately.
Quezada (242) may also be a first name.
Quezada Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname Quezada, sometimes spelled Quesada, is a Spanish toponym, which stems from the town of Quesada in Spain. It was originally given as a surname to the nobility of the town of Quesada.
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Where Does The Last Name Quezada Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Quezada is most common in Mexico. It may also be rendered as a variant: Quezadá or Quézada. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Quezada? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,671st most commonly occurring surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 34,906 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Quezada reside; 42 percent reside in North America and 32 percent reside in Hispano-North America. Quezada is also the 574,510th most commonly held first name world-wide, borne by 242 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Mexico, where it is borne by 67,425 people, or 1 in 1,841. In Mexico it is most common in: Jalisco, where 16 percent live, Chihuahua, where 14 percent live and México, where 12 percent live. Beside Mexico this surname exists in 74 countries. It is also found in Chile, where 17 percent live and The United States, where 10 percent live.
Quezada Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Quezada has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Quezada last name grew 285,343 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Quezada Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Quezada surname are 42.26% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 95.49% being registered with the party.
The amount Quezada earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 82.34% less than the national average, earning €5,304 per year; in Norway they earn 26.55% less than the national average, earning 254,200 kr per year; in Peru they earn 1.62% more than the national average, earning S/. 19,699 per year; in Colombia they earn 8.76% less than the national average, earning $20,713,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 15.35% less than the national average, earning $36,525 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.38% less than the national average, earning $41,547 CAD per year.
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