Quezada Surname

2,671st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 208,775 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Chile

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico67,4251:1,841268
Chile36,5321:482104
United States19,9741:18,1472,300
Ecuador19,4471:818133
Dominican Republic19,0431:54899
Peru13,2431:2,400404
Guatemala5,6131:2,865451
Philippines4,2081:24,0593,184
El Salvador3,7931:1,673302
Nicaragua3,7781:1,594291
Bolivia2,6241:4,046609
Colombia2,1281:22,4501,642
Panama2,0111:1,945305
Honduras1,9691:4,478467
Spain1,8751:24,9342,622
Argentina1,8691:22,8701,905
Venezuela1,5581:19,3861,416
Cuba5541:20,7991,289
Brazil3681:581,72421,718
Canada1901:193,92419,047
Australia991:272,68424,601
France831:800,27496,515
Costa Rica381:125,7911,936
Italy371:1,652,88383,776
Luxembourg311:18,7274,129
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Thailand251:2,825,534284,782
England211:2,653,24194,788
Guam211:7,6251,143
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
Paraguay191:380,8815,564
Puerto Rico191:186,8492,129
Sweden161:615,42245,338
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Uruguay111:311,97820,848
Norway91:571,36544,190
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Andorra31:27,9461,499
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Monaco31:12,3552,088
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
China31:455,773,85521,925
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Saint Barthelemy11:9,614134
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Belize11:355,4743,977
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

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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Quezada Last Name Facts

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Quezadá951/
Quézada951/
Quezadas931,229/
Quezadaz9348/
Queszada934/
Quiezada933/
Quetzada933/
Queizada933/
Queazada932/
Quezxada931/
Quezaida931/
Querzada931/
Qezada923/
Quesada86125,612/
Quejada867,677/
Quizada86982/
Quezado86401/
Quecada86106/
Quexada8640/
Quezeda8638/
Quazada8610/
Quezoda868/
Guezada866/
Queçada864/
Qeuzada862/
Kuezada861/
Quessada801,331/
Quejadas80165/
Queixada8067/
Quesadas8057/
Quizadas8028/
Quechada8019/
Queisada8016/
Queasada8010/
Queijada808/
Queizado804/
Queicada804/
Quesadaa804/
Quayzada801/
Quesasda801/
Quiesada801/
Qesada779/
Kezada779/
Qejada772/
Cezada771/
Queichada7520/
Quessadas755/
Queissada753/
Quijada7164,947/
Guizada711,223/
Quejado71810/
Quesado71518/
Quisada71388/
Quixada71208/
Quizado7176/
Queseda7138/
Quezedo7123/
Guesada7113/
Quésada714/
Quasada714/
Quesoda712/
Quicada712/
Queissadas711/
Kerzada711/
Kuesada711/
Cuesada711/
Chezada711/
Quijadas6769/
Guessada6737/
Quissada6712/
Queisado673/
Quijadda672/
Gbezeada671/
Quijasda671/
Quijadaz671/
Quijadaa671/
Queijado671/
Quiesado671/
Chezaday671/

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