Quijano Surname

6,522nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86,672 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
El Salvador

Quijano Surname User-submission:

The Quijano surname comes from the Spanish word quijada, which means 'jaw'.

Quijano Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines30,1771:3,355244
Mexico17,5581:7,069818
Colombia9,7491:4,900733
United States5,0671:71,5338,278
Peru4,8091:6,6091,009
El Salvador4,3771:1,449275
Guatemala2,6751:6,012788
Argentina2,1111:20,2481,711
Spain2,0901:22,3692,411
Ecuador2,0291:7,8391,267
Venezuela1,2411:24,3381,648
Panama7371:5,308601
Saudi Arabia6761:45,6456,666
Uruguay6371:5,387610
Nicaragua5831:10,328734
Chile4201:41,9442,028
Cuba3861:29,8521,549
Costa Rica3181:15,032616
Canada2261:163,03416,442
Honduras1301:67,8191,436
Puerto Rico1031:34,467935
Dominican Republic921:113,4014,751
Singapore731:75,4483,146
Brazil621:3,452,81297,678
Belize621:5,733966
Australia531:509,35338,491
England301:1,857,26974,552
France231:2,887,944200,772
Switzerland181:456,27333,097
Taiwan171:1,379,1039,281
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Guam121:13,3432,098
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Macau41:150,408604
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

The alternate forms: Quijaño (4) are calculated separately.

Quijano (61) may also be a first name.

Quijano Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Quijano surname comes from the Spanish word quijada, which means 'jaw'.

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Quijano Last Name Facts

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

The last name Quijano occurs more in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It may be found as: Quijaño. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Quijano? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,522nd most widely held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 84,082 people. The surname Quijano occurs mostly in The Americas, where 61 percent of Quijano are found; 35 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 34 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,257,960th most widely held first name worldwide. It is borne by 61 people.

The last name is most frequent in The Philippines, where it is carried by 30,177 people, or 1 in 3,355. In The Philippines it is most prevalent in: Central Visayas, where 15 percent are found, Calabarzon, where 14 percent are found and Central Luzon, where 13 percent are found. Besides The Philippines this last name exists in 72 countries. It also occurs in Mexico, where 20 percent are found and Colombia, where 11 percent are found.

Quijano Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Quijano last name are 37.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 90.43% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Quijano earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 3.07% more than the national average, earning S/. 19,980 per year; in Colombia they earn 16.55% more than the national average, earning $26,459,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 7.17% more than the national average, earning $46,241 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.81% less than the national average, earning $47,788 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Quijaño954/
Quijanos9312/
Quijanno931/
Quijanoo931/
Queijano931/
Quiojano931/
Quijaino931/
Quijanoz931/
Quiano92360/
Qujano9212/
Qijano929/
Quijno926/
Queijiano881/
Quejano861,045/
Quijana86390/
Quisano86182/
Quiamno86154/
Quizano86132/
Quicano8699/
Quihano8644/
Guijano8622/
Quiyano867/
Quianeo866/
Quijino865/
Kuijano863/
Qiojano862/
Quiajno861/
Quojano861/
Quijeno861/
Quiango861/
Quianoo861/
Qiejano861/
Cuijano861/
Qiano832/
Quizango804/
Quaianoo801/
Quaihano801/
Guijanno801/
Cujano77833/
Quiaño77653/
Quaino77518/
Guiano77129/
Queano7797/
Quiana7757/
Kijano777/
Qijana774/
Qiatno773/
Cijano772/
Quyano771/
Quainoo7120,977/
Quizana711,230/
Cuisano71181/
Cuizano71179/
Guizano71110/
Quiyono7164/
Quisana7154/
Guianou7153/
Guisano7129/
Caijano7115/
Guaiano7114/
Qhijana7111/
Gwijano7110/
Chijano719/
Quianna717/
Quejana715/
Quijaña714/
Guihano714/
Quianas713/
Quiyana712/
Guhiano712/
Kijango712/
Kijamno711/
Quiahna711/
Qwuinoy711/
Quianah711/
Kuiango711/
Kuianou711/
Quaingo711/
Quesano711/
Queanño711/
Queimno711/
Queinoo711/
Quionos711/
Quiamho711/
Guajano711/
Quijeño711/
Queiino711/
Kiano67746/
Quizanga6768/
Qiana6750/
Cuiscano6725/
Kuino6724/
Quicanha6717/
Kouianou6712/
Qayno674/
Qquecano673/
Qiyanoos673/
Cujno672/
Qquicaño672/
Quiyanas672/
Qaino671/
Kouianho671/
Kuiyango671/
Quainooh671/
Qiono671/
Queecano671/
Quiyanaz671/
Qiaño671/
Guiannou671/
Kijsanoh671/

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