Quijia Surname

444,080th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 769 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ecuador
Highest density in:
Ecuador

Quijia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Quijia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ecuador6921:22,9853,123
Peru461:690,95916,320
Spain281:1,669,71648,608
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

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

Quijia Last Name Facts

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

The last name Quijia is borne by more people in Ecuador than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as: Quijía. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Quijia? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 444,080th most widespread last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 9,476,653 people. Quijia is mostly found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Quijia are found; 96 percent are found in South America and 96 percent are found in Andean South America.

The surname Quijia is most common in Ecuador, where it is held by 692 people, or 1 in 22,985. In Ecuador it is most numerous in: Pichincha Province, where 96 percent live, Imbabura Province, where 2 percent live and Santa Elena Province, where 1 percent live. Excluding Ecuador it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Peru, where 6 percent live and Spain, where 4 percent live.

Quijia Last Name Statistics demography

Quijia earn somewhat less than the average income. In Peru they earn 12.09% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,042 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Quijía941/
Quiji9113/
Quiia911/
Qijia911/
Quejia83197/
Quijah837/
Guijia835/
Cuijia834/
Quijie834/
Quieja831/
Quijaa831/
Quiiah831/
Quieia831/
Quij8042/
Qiia801/
Quejias7750/
Quisiah7712/
Quijijo771/
Quizjas771/
Quichia771/
Quiej733,281/
Queja731,745/
Qouja731,570/
Quaia73557/
Quijo73210/
Kuiji7370/
Queji7364/
Quiya7356/
Queia7339/
Quaji7320/
Guiia7315/
Kuija738/
Qijie738/
Quaja737/
Qieji736/
Kijia736/
Qhuja734/
Quoia734/
Cuiji734/
Queij732/
Cuija732/
Qwija732/
Quoja731/
Cijia731/
Qajaia672,637/
Qoujah671,229/
Guejia67906/
Kidjia6730/
Caijia6727/
Quaiat6716/
Queiah6714/
Guihia6712/
Queias676/
Guijie676/
Chijia676/
Guizia676/
Quésia675/
Kuijad674/
Kuihia674/
Quioje674/
Qij673/
Kuijas673/
Queije673/
Cuijie672/
Quiejo672/
Quahji671/
Kaijia671/
Kuijie671/
Quaiha671/
Quaiis671/
Quehia671/
Kujhia671/
Cqueja671/
Cuejia671/
Guijio671/
Quaiah671/
Quioah671/
Quiieh671/
Quajat671/
Qajjia671/
Quiyap671/
Quijeo671/
Quejea671/
Quejad671/
Quajie671/
Kijija671/
Kijjia671/
Kwuija671/
Kuiiap671/
Nkuija671/
Nkuiji671/

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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 Quijia
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