Quiestas Surname

1,434,893rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 150 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Quiestas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Quiestas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1361:744,39973,733
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
England31:18,572,686338,250

Quiestas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Quiestas is more commonly found in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Quiestas? popularity and diffusion

The last name Quiestas is the 1,434,893rd most numerous family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 48,583,639 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 90 percent of Quiestas reside; 90 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 90 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia.

Quiestas is most commonly held in The Philippines, where it is held by 136 people, or 1 in 744,399. In The Philippines Quiestas is mostly concentrated in: Central Luzon, where 40 percent are found, National Capital Region, where 32 percent are found and Calabarzon, where 24 percent are found. Not including The Philippines this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 5 percent are found and Canada, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Questas9348/
Quistas9311/
Quieta861,745/
Cuestas8012,698/
Cuistas8011/
Quiesto803/
Guestas802/
Cuiesta801/
Qujista801/
Qieta771/
Couestas753/
Cuestast751/
Cuestaus751/
Quieto71225/
Kustas71101/
Kietas7187/
Kestas7166/
Cestas7148/
Kistas7125/
Custas7111/
Guieta717/
Qiesto711/
Qujeta711/
Qietay711/
Cuieta711/
Koustas67896/
Coustas6753/
Kustasz6750/
Cuestaz6730/
Kustash6714/
Kiethas6711/
Kushtas679/
Cueztas672/
Cijesta671/
Kaistas671/
Kkistas671/
Kusztas671/
Cuestos671/
Coistas671/
Chiesta671/
Caustas671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Quiestas
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis