Quinones Surname

12,779th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43,932 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Puerto Rico

Quinones Surname User-submission:

The name originates from the 'quintus' district in Spain. Areas were divided and given a number, which in this case was five. The 'fifth district' was the 'quintus' district, stemming from Latin, and a prominent family from this area became known as 'Quinones,' with several variations arising.

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Quinones Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31,6151:11,4651,428
Puerto Rico7,2741:48893
Dominican Republic1,2171:8,573752
Philippines1,0611:95,41816,614
Bolivia7501:14,1551,370
Brazil2401:891,97632,047
Argentina1991:214,79117,691
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Mexico1951:636,54510,269
Canada1381:266,99725,150
France1151:577,58977,507
Colombia941:508,2357,080
Ecuador891:178,7177,540
Australia851:317,59627,389
Singapore681:80,9963,278
Guatemala591:272,5884,297
United States Virgin Islands481:2,299398
Peru411:775,22317,111
Germany401:2,012,636110,053
Belize391:9,1151,246
Italy381:1,609,38783,030
Venezuela331:915,27514,245
Uruguay311:110,70210,617
England311:1,797,35772,927
Thailand271:2,616,235275,741
Qatar251:94,32010,875
Sweden211:468,89333,666
Netherlands181:938,17663,634
Greece151:738,65380,079
Spain151:3,116,80265,296
Austria111:774,13064,097
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
Costa Rica71:682,8675,051
Wales61:515,75523,171
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Cuba61:1,920,4538,345
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Guam11:160,1214,893
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

The alternate forms: Quinoñes (439), Quińones (3), Quiñoñes (23), Quiñónes (18), Quíñones (2) & Quiñonés (1) are calculated separately.

Quinones (148) may also be a first name.

Quinones Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The name originates from the 'quintus' district in Spain. Areas were divided and given a number, which in this case was five. The 'fifth district' was the 'quintus' district, stemming from Latin, and a prominent family from this area became known as 'Quinones,' with several variations arising. Since the name has migrated to Cuba, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, and greater Latin America, as well as the United States.

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Quinones Last Name Facts

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

Quinones is found most frequently in The United States. It can appear as: Quinoñes, Quińones, Quiñoñes, Quiñónes, Quíñones or Quiñonés. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Quinones? popularity and diffusion

The surname Quinones is the 12,779th most widely held surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 165,882 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 87 percent of Quinones reside; 64 percent reside in North America and 64 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Quinones is also the 757,758th most prevalent forename throughout the world, held by 148 people.

The surname Quinones is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 31,615 people, or 1 in 11,465. In The United States Quinones is mostly found in: New York, where 20 percent are found, California, where 15 percent are found and Florida, where 15 percent are found. Beside The United States this surname exists in 76 countries. It is also common in Puerto Rico, where 17 percent are found and The Dominican Republic, where 3 percent are found.

Quinones Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Quinones has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Quinones last name rose 117,093 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Quinones Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Quinones are 41.97% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 95.2% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Quinones earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 12.61% less than the national average, earning $37,710 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.01% less than the national average, earning $43,221 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Quinoñes96439/
Quińones963/
Quinhones94792/
Quinonies945/
Quinoness945/
Quinonees943/
Quinoenes942/
Quinoines942/
Quinonnes942/
Quienones942/
Quinonesz942/
Quinoñnes941/
Quignones941/
Quinone9366/
Qinones9323/
Quiñoñes9223/
Quiñónes9218/
Quíñones922/
Quiñonés921/
Quinhonhes891/
Quinonez8815,994/
Quinhone88278/
Guinones8813/
Quenones8812/
Quinonis889/
Quinanes889/
Quinonec888/
Quinenes887/
Kuinones886/
Quinoner886/
Qoinones885/
Quinoned884/
Quinonex884/
Quinonea882/
Qainones882/
Quinonet881/
Quynones881/
Cuinones881/
Qionones881/
Quinonej881/
Quinhonez8261/
Quiononez824/
Quinoinez822/
Quinhonis822/
Guinhones822/
Quinoenez821/
Quinonexz821/
Quinonnez821/
Quuiñones821/
Qquiñones821/
Quinuines821/
Quioñones821/
Quiñoenes821/
Quiñonees821/
Quiñonezs821/
Quiñonnes821/
Quiñosnes821/
Quiñoñnes821/
Quinhanes821/
Quinane80309/
Quiñone80173/
Quinoni805/
Kinones803/
Qinonez803/
Quenone803/
Qynones802/
Guinone802/
Qenones801/
Quinony801/
Cunones801/
Quinoñez7541/
Queñones7536/
Guinoune7516/
Quinhoni759/
Quinouni759/
Guiñones758/
Guinhone756/
Quenonez755/
Guinonez755/
Kuinonez754/
Qioñones754/
Quiñanes754/
Quiñonis754/
Quinhane753/
Quinoniz752/
Kinhones752/
Quiñenes752/
Quinónez752/
Quenonec751/
Quinanez751/
Quynanes751/
Quenoñes751/
Quiñonea751/
Quiñoned751/
Quiñonex751/
Cuingone751/
Quiñànes751/
Quinenez751/
Gueinoune71132/
Kinone7160/
Cinone7159/
Kinonness711/
Quioñonez711/
Quiñ'onez711/
Khinhones711/
Guinane67963/
Chinone67414/
Kinonge6792/
Quinani6724/
Kingone6722/
Kainone6712/
Quenane6711/
Kinanes679/
Kionone674/
Guenone673/
Kiñones673/
Qiñonez673/
Cinanes672/
Keunone672/
Cenones672/
Kynones671/
Cainone671/
Kinonhe671/
Kuinane671/
Quiñoni671/
Quiñoñe671/
Qenonis671/
Qhinony671/
Cuinane670/

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Quinones Reference & Research

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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
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
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  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Quinones
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