Quimbay Surname

253,428th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,560 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Colombia

Quimbay Surname User-submission:

In the Colombia there was a tribe of Indians called Quimbayas.

Quimbay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia1,5251:31,3271,972
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Venezuela111:2,745,82529,869
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Quimbay Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

In the Colombia there was a tribe of Indians called Quimbayas.

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Quimbay Last Name Facts

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

The last name Quimbay is most common in Colombia. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Quimbay? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 253,428th most commonly occurring family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 4,671,504 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Quimbay are found; 98 percent are found in South America and 98 percent are found in Caribbean South America.

It is most frequent in Colombia, where it is carried by 1,525 people, or 1 in 31,327. In Colombia Quimbay is primarily found in: Capital District, where 50 percent live, Cundinamarca Department, where 29 percent live and Tolima Department, where 6 percent live. Beside Colombia this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent live and Venezuela, where 1 percent live.

Quimbay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Quimbay has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Quimbay last name expanded 1,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Quimbay Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Quimbay earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Colombia they earn 16.24% more than the national average, earning $26,388,600 COP per year and in United States they earn 1.97% more than the national average, earning $44,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Quimbayo936,131/
Quimbaya933,144/
Quaimbay931/
Quimby926,737/
Quimba922,206/
Qumbay928/
Quimbayas882/
Quimboy8675/
Quimboa8672/
Quinbay8632/
Quimbey8623/
Quimbad8612/
Quimbai869/
Qumbayo864/
Qimbaya862/
Quembay861/
Quinmby861/
Quimvay861/
Quitmba861/
Qimbayo861/
Cuimbay861/
Quimbas861/
Quimmby860/
Qumba831,619/
Qumby835/
Qimba831/
Qimby830/
Quinbayo80110/
Quinbaya8088/
Quimbach808/
Quimboyo802/
Quimboya801/
Quimvayo801/
Quinbays801/
Guimba776,173/
Quemba772,130/
Kuimba771,333/
Quinby771,323/
Quemby77132/
Kimbay77129/
Kumbay77119/
Guimby7755/
Cimbay7716/
Cuimba776/
Quinba774/
Qwimby772/
Qusmby771/
Quimbe771/
Gqumba771/
Gqimba771/
Qaimba771/
Qumbey770/
Chimbay71759/
Kimbaya71580/
Kimbayo71432/
Kumbaya71301/
Kimbayu71246/
Kimbayi71162/
Nkuimba7138/
Quimber7136/
Kimbaye7129/
Cimbayi7121/
Guimbai7116/
Quimbie7110/
Ghuimby719/
Kaimbay715/
Cimbaya714/
Qukumba714/
Guimbey713/
Qaimbayova712/
Quimbui711/
Quinbey711/
Quinboy711/
Quinnby711/
Kuimbha711/
Hguimba711/
Quimbue711/
Qumbaiz711/
Guimbaa711/
Guinmba711/
Ghuimba711/
Cuimbaa711/
Quwinby710/
Quimbee710/
Kimba6747,039/
Kumba6716,167/
Chimbayo672,487/
Chimbaya671,027/
Qumbi67199/
Cimba67138/
Kimby6776/
Chimbaye6748/
Chimbayi6737/
Qumbe6721/
Kumbhaya6710/
Ngqumbai6710/
Cheimbay678/
Kumby674/
Kimbhaye673/
Qemba673/
Keimbaye673/
Guimbiya673/
Khumbayi673/
Gqukumba673/
Quimbetz672/
Qinby671/
Cimby671/
Kaimbayi671/
Kimbaaya671/
Kuumbayi671/
Chimbayu671/
Khumbaye671/
Qinba671/
Qumva671/
Kqmba671/
Guembaye671/
Quinbach670/
Qunby670/

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