Quijada Surname

8,745th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64,947 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Venezuela
Highest density in:
El Salvador

Quijada Surname Definition:

Name of a place in Argentina and Costa Rica and one of the original names considered by Cervantes for his famous Don Quijote. This surname means "jaws" and provincially "chaff."

Quijada Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Venezuela22,0891:1,367244
Mexico11,0181:11,2661,092
Chile7,3541:2,395415
El Salvador5,6291:1,127225
Philippines4,4781:22,6082,951
United States3,7591:96,42410,776
Spain3,3081:14,1331,615
Panama2,8491:1,373230
Peru1,3111:24,2442,684
Honduras1,0771:8,186582
Argentina8111:52,7054,437
Guatemala2981:53,9692,330
Dominican Republic1621:64,4013,114
Brazil1371:1,562,58651,889
France1331:499,41969,818
Canada1151:320,39629,368
Colombia1051:454,9916,744
Aruba831:1,247170
Uruguay471:73,0167,628
Costa Rica381:125,7911,936
Belize201:17,7741,683
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Cuba121:960,2266,464
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Antigua and Barbuda61:16,5281,436
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Ireland51:941,78816,185
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Trinidad and Tobago41:340,99412,383
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
England41:13,929,515290,718
Ecuador41:3,976,46228,589
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

The alternate forms: Quijadá (1) are calculated separately.

Quijada (38) may also be a first name.

Quijada Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Name of a place in Argentina and Costa Rica and one of the original names considered by Cervantes for his famous Don Quijote. This surname means "jaws" and provincially "chaff."

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

Quijada Last Name Facts

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

Quijada has its highest incidence in Venezuela. It may also appear in the variant forms: Quijadá. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Quijada? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,745th most commonly used last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 112,208 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Quijada are found; 43 percent are found in South America and 28 percent are found in Caribbean South America. Quijada is also the 1,662,754th most prevalent first name worldwide, borne by 38 people.

This last name is most widely held in Venezuela, where it is held by 22,089 people, or 1 in 1,367. In Venezuela it is primarily found in: Anzoátegui, where 18 percent reside, Nueva Esparta, where 17 percent reside and Sucre, where 15 percent reside. Barring Venezuela this last name is found in 56 countries. It also occurs in Mexico, where 17 percent reside and Chile, where 11 percent reside.

Quijada Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Quijada has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 41,767 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Quijada Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Quijada surname are 38.23% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 91.46% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Quijada earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 38.38% more than the national average, earning 478,905 kr per year; in Peru they earn 31.88% more than the national average, earning S/. 25,564 per year; in Colombia they earn 6.91% more than the national average, earning $24,271,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 15.21% less than the national average, earning $36,584 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.44% less than the national average, earning $44,494 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Quijadá951/
Quijadas9369/
Queijada938/
Quijadda932/
Quijasda931/
Quijadaz931/
Quijadaa931/
Quiada9210/
Qujada927/
Qijada923/
Quejada867,677/
Quizada86982/
Quijado86402/
Quisada86388/
Quihada864/
Guijada864/
Cuijada863/
Quiajda863/
Kuijada863/
Quijoda862/
Quicada862/
Quuiada861/
Qhijada861/
Quejadas80165/
Guidjada8082/
Quizadas8028/
Queisada8016/
Queicada804/
Queizada803/
Quiezada803/
Quiesada801/
Queijado801/
Quiado7743/
Guiada7711/
Kijada7711/
Queada778/
Qejada772/
Cijada772/
Kuiada771/
Quyada771/
Queichada7520/
Quezada71208,775/
Quesada71125,612/
Guizada711,223/
Quejado71810/
Quisado71722/
Quecada71106/
Quizado7176/
Guisada7153/
Quexada7140/
Quésada714/
Guihada713/
Guijado712/
Quehada712/
Qeuzada712/
Quézada711/
Quiadoh711/
Queadah711/
Guiaday711/
Quisoda711/
Kijadas711/
Kijjada711/
Quihado710/
Quezadas671,229/
Kiada67952/
Quesadas6757/
Khijaday6750/
Quezadaz6748/
Quechada6719/
Kjada6716/
Queasada6710/
Quesadaa674/
Queizado674/
Queisado673/
Queazada672/
Quiesado671/
Quezaida671/
Quesasda671/
Quayzada671/
Querzada671/

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