Quiah Surname

68,493rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,252 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Quiah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Quiah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia3,5611:1,238170
Bangladesh3,2441:49,1242,713
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
United States1281:2,831,710167,846
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Quiah (196) may also be a first name.

Quiah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Quiah (Bengali: কুইয়া) is carried by more people in Liberia than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Quiah click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Quiah? popularity and diffusion

The surname Quiah is the 68,493rd most prevalent surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,004,902 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 53 percent of Quiah live; 53 percent live in West Africa and 49 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 648,004th most numerous forename internationally, held by 196 people.

This surname is most widely held in Liberia, where it is carried by 3,561 people, or 1 in 1,238. In Liberia Quiah is mostly found in: Grand Gedeh County, where 48 percent reside, Montserrado County, where 23 percent reside and Sinoe County, where 10 percent reside. Beside Liberia Quiah is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 45 percent reside and Ghana, where 4 percent reside.

Quiah Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Quiah are 19.18% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 72.41% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Quiah earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.32% more than the national average, earning $44,581 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.18% less than the national average, earning $44,624 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Quijah917/
Quiyah912/
Quwiah911/
Quioah911/
Quiach911/
Quia892,227/
Quoiyah831/
Quiap80718/
Quias80502/
Quiat80169/
Quioh80167/
Queah80111/
Guiah8084/
Quiaz8060/
Quija8044/
Quiay8032/
Quiad809/
Quyah806/
Quiha804/
Quiaj803/
Quwia801/
Quiaa801/
Qquia801/
Quiea801/
Qujia801/
Quijas735,327/
Queija73658/
Quejia73197/
Quihoy73128/
Quijay7371/
Quijat7353/
Quihay7329/
Quihap7324/
Quijaz7311/
Quijad732/
Guiaha732/
Guiahy732/
Quiatt732/
Quihat731/
Qujjah731/
Quiaou731/
Quiaoe731/
Quijaa731/
Quihoa731/
Quihau731/
Quheah731/
Guijah731/
Queeah731/
Quyiea731/
Kuiach731/
Qouhia731/
Guia6720,606/
Quio671,523/
Kuia67339/
Queijas67294/
Quejias6750/
Cuia6720/
Quya676/
Quía673/
Quja673/
Qwia672/
Quaijai671/
Quijads671/
Quiohoy671/
Qujiaei671/
Guihaha671/

Quiah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Quiah in the Bengali language
কুইয়াku'iya-

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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
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  • 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 Quiah
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