Quigua Surname

370,384th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 970 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Colombia

Quigua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Quigua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia8981:53,2012,637
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Spain161:2,922,00263,384
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Venezuela101:3,020,40831,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
England11:55,718,059489,080
Peru11:31,784,12364,452

Quigua Last Name Facts

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

The last name Quigua occurs most in Colombia. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Quigua.

How Common Is The Last Name Quigua? popularity and diffusion

It is the 370,384th most frequently used surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 7,512,934 people. The last name Quigua is primarily found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Quigua are found; 94 percent are found in South America and 93 percent are found in Caribbean South America.

The surname Quigua is most frequently held in Colombia, where it is borne by 898 people, or 1 in 53,201. In Colombia Quigua is most frequent in: Cauca Department, where 23 percent live, Caquetá Department, where 19 percent live and Valle del Cauca Department, where 18 percent live. Beside Colombia this surname occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent live and Spain, where 2 percent live.

Quigua Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Quigua last name are 37.68% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 90.91% being registered with the political party.

The amount Quigua earn in different countries varies significantly. In Colombia they earn 19.49% less than the national average, earning $18,277,000 COP per year and in United States they earn 14.34% more than the national average, earning $49,338 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Quighua921/
Quoiguah866/
Quegua8323/
Guigua838/
Quicua833/
Kuigua832/
Quiqua832/
Guaigua771,540/
Quiquea7715/
Quiquaz7711/
Quoigba772/
Cuingua771/
Kuiguoa771/
Guiguah771/
Quigbay771/
Kigua73257/
Qiguo735/
Quoigbay7178/
Quaiquai7145/
Quoigbah712/
Caigua671,762/
Guigba67209/
Kaigua67116/
Kuigwa6792/
Guegua676/
Guiguo674/
Kiguai674/
Kuegua671/
Quegba671/
Ceigua671/
Kiguad671/
Koigua671/
Cuiguo671/

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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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  • 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 Quigua
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