Quinalayo Surname

415,025th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 839 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Quinalayo Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'fire', 'flame' in Bicolano, a Filipino sub-language.

Quinalayo Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines8331:121,53420,922
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Quinalayo Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'fire', 'flame' in Bicolano, a Filipino sub-language.

- blitzko13
DNA test information

Quinalayo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Quinalayo occurs more in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Quinalayo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 415,025th most frequently used last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 8,685,990 people. The surname Quinalayo is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Quinalayo live; 98 percent live in Southeast Asia and 95 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia.

The last name is most numerous in The Philippines, where it is borne by 833 people, or 1 in 121,534. In The Philippines it is most numerous in: Bicol, where 28 percent reside, National Capital Region, where 20 percent reside and Calabarzon, where 17 percent reside. Not including The Philippines Quinalayo exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent reside and Australia, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Quenalayo891/
Quinalaya891/
Quinaloa821,339/
Kinalayo824/
Guinalay824/
Kinalyayo783/
Kunalay751/
Guinolay7113/
Quineley710/
Chinalaya671/
Kinalayas671/
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Quinalayo
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