Quillam Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Quillam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Quillam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
England91:6,190,895170,599
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Isle of Man21:27,1351,659
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Quillam Last Name Facts

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

Quillam is borne by more people in Australia than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Quillam.

How Common Is The Last Name Quillam? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,798,600th most commonly held family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 56 percent of Quillam are found; 56 percent are found in Australasia and 56 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

Quillam is most common in Australia, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 1,799,713. In Australia Quillam is most common in: Tasmania, where 60 percent are found, Queensland, where 27 percent are found and New South Wales, where 13 percent are found. Aside from Australia this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 33 percent are found and The United States, where 7 percent are found.

Quillam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Quillam has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Quilliam931,480/
Quillaum931/
Quillaume882/
Quilliame881/
Quillayme880/
Quillan86960/
Guillam86133/
Qilliam862/
Qulliam860/
Qulam8363/
Quilleaume823/
Quillian80643/
Guilliam80389/
Quillain80256/
Guillaum8062/
Quillang8058/
Guillamn8022/
Quillgan801/
Quillane801/
Qwilliam801/
Quilland800/
Killam773,335/
Cillam771/
Qllyam771/
Qullan770/
Qulham770/
Ncquillan757/
Guilliaum752/
Quilliang751/
Cuillaume751/
Quilliane750/
Qlam732/
Guillan711,178/
Quillon71817/
Killham71408/
Gwillam71144/
Killiam7190/
Chillam7139/
Guillom7126/
Quellan718/
Cuillan713/
Guellam711/
Killame711/
Cilliam711/
Killaam711/
Ngqulam711/
Qillian710/
Qilland710/
Gwilliam673,907/
Qulamova672,112/
Guillain67917/
Qulan67268/
Guillian6773/
Quelland6772/
Quellian6724/
Guilliom6718/
Quellang6714/
Guillean679/
Quilloin677/
Quillion676/
Guilloum672/
Guillhan671/
Quillont671/
Quillone671/
Killiame671/
Kuillian671/
Qquillon671/
Qullaten671/
Guillaun670/
Killaham670/
Cuillean670/
Chillham670/
Guillyan670/

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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 Quillam
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