Quinayas Surname

61,894th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,120 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Colombia

Quinayas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Quinayas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia8,0801:5,913820
Spain221:2,125,09354,547
Venezuela81:3,775,51036,567
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269

The alternate forms: Quinayás (9) & Quiñayas (3) are calculated separately.

Quinayas Last Name Facts

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

Quinayas occurs more in Colombia more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Quinayás or Quiñayas. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Quinayas? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 61,894th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 897,481 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Quinayas reside; 100 percent reside in South America and 100 percent reside in Caribbean South America.

This surname is most commonly used in Colombia, where it is borne by 8,080 people, or 1 in 5,913. In Colombia Quinayas is primarily concentrated in: Cauca Department, where 42 percent live, Huila Department, where 28 percent live and Valle del Cauca Department, where 19 percent live. Other than Colombia this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 0 percent live and Venezuela, where 0 percent live.

Quinayas Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Quinayas earn in different countries varies markedly. In Colombia they earn 28.36% less than the national average, earning $16,263,700 COP per year and in United States they earn 18.97% more than the national average, earning $51,333 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Quinayás969/
Quiñayas963/
Quinaya93501/
Quinayaz8872/
Quinayos887/
Quiniyas882/
Guinayas881/
Quinajas881/
Quinaias881/
Quinay86435/
Qinaya861/
Quenaya802,765/
Quinaia80131/
Quinoya8015/
Kinayas802/
Quainay801/
Queinaa801/
Quinaes801/
Guinaya801/
Quisnay801/
Cuinaya801/
Quinais800/
Quinayouse781/
Qquenaya75777/
Quiejnay756/
Cainayas751/
Quiney71715/
Quinoy71271/
Guinay71231/
Kinaya71142/
Kuinay7196/
Cuinay7162/
Cinaya7120/
Quiñay716/
Quinai716/
Quinau713/
Quinea713/
Quiñaa711/
Quenay711/
Qenaya711/
Quejnay671,384/
Chinaya67560/
Quesnay67331/
Quinaux67282/
Guenaya67183/
Quinaud67174/
Quinajo67111/
Quigney67100/
Guinaja6790/
Quinoes6780/
Quitney6763/
Kinayah6759/
Guinais6742/
Quinaut6741/
Guineas6739/
Quenais6727/
Cinayah6723/
Kainaya6718/
Quinaip6712/
Cainaya6711/
Cineyas674/
Quisnoy673/
Khinaya673/
Qqenaya673/
Guinayo673/
Quisnau672/
Qinayet671/
Guinaye671/
Qwuinoy671/
Cinoyas671/
Guinaay671/
Ghuinay671/
Quineis671/
Quinois671/
Quingey671/
Kquinaj671/
Quainey670/
Guinaus670/

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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 Quinayas
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