Quidel Surname

140,627th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,173 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chile
Highest density in:
Chile

Quidel Surname User-submission:

The Quidel surname means 'river torch', 'burning torch'. It is a surname of Mapuche origen.

Quidel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chile2,2431:7,854779
Argentina7901:54,1064,562
France1141:582,65577,962
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Quidel Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Quidel surname means 'river torch', 'burning torch'. It is a surname of Mapuche origen.

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Quidel Last Name Facts

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

Quidel is held by more people in Chile than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Quidel? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 140,627th most prevalent last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,296,737 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Quidel reside; 96 percent reside in South America and 96 percent reside in Hispanic Southern America.

The surname is most widely held in Chile, where it is held by 2,243 people, or 1 in 7,854. In Chile it is primarily concentrated in: Araucanía Region, where 65 percent live, Santiago Metropolitan Region, where 21 percent live and Los Lagos Region, where 5 percent live. Besides Chile this last name exists in 14 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 25 percent live and France, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Quidell922/
Guidel83299/
Kuidel834/
Quidil833/
Qidl802/
Guidell772/
Quediel771/
Guaidel771/
Qweidel771/
Quedell770/
Kudel73466/
Cidel73389/
Kidel7337/
Guidl733/
Keidel673,780/
Guedel67586/
Kaidel67294/
Keudel67122/
Kiedel67120/
Kudell67118/
Chidel6741/
Kidell6732/
Cidell6727/
Cuddel6715/
Guidil6714/
Khidel679/
Ceidel673/
Kiddel673/
Citdel672/
Kudael672/
Cudiel672/
Khudel671/
Caidel671/
Qeddel671/
Kideld671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Quidel
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