Quintana Surname
Approximately 349,385 people bear this surname
Quintana Surname Definition:
One who came from Quintana (country estate), in Spain; dweller in a country mansion; one who came from Quinta (village), in Spain.
This could come from the Spanish "quinto" - one fifth. Refers to the tenant who delivers one-fifth of the crop to the owner.
Read More About This SurnameQuintana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 61,211 | 1:2,028 | 288 |
| Argentina | 42,008 | 1:1,018 | 141 |
| United States | 36,492 | 1:9,933 | 1,203 |
| Spain | 31,086 | 1:1,504 | 161 |
| Colombia | 30,062 | 1:1,589 | 310 |
| Cuba | 27,835 | 1:414 | 67 |
| Peru | 21,396 | 1:1,486 | 241 |
| Venezuela | 20,066 | 1:1,505 | 279 |
| Paraguay | 17,070 | 1:424 | 111 |
| Chile | 13,255 | 1:1,329 | 272 |
| Philippines | 10,517 | 1:9,626 | 893 |
| Ecuador | 6,944 | 1:2,291 | 406 |
| Brazil | 6,257 | 1:34,214 | 1,431 |
| Puerto Rico | 3,997 | 1:888 | 127 |
| Bolivia | 3,830 | 1:2,772 | 475 |
| Uruguay | 3,514 | 1:977 | 106 |
| Panama | 2,780 | 1:1,407 | 234 |
| Guatemala | 2,522 | 1:6,377 | 819 |
| Nicaragua | 2,299 | 1:2,619 | 381 |
| France | 1,304 | 1:50,938 | 6,672 |
| Dominican Republic | 870 | 1:11,992 | 928 |
| El Salvador | 751 | 1:8,447 | 638 |
| Costa Rica | 727 | 1:6,575 | 434 |
| Saudi Arabia | 517 | 1:59,682 | 8,852 |
| Honduras | 369 | 1:23,893 | 895 |
| Canada | 352 | 1:104,675 | 11,294 |
| Italy | 336 | 1:182,014 | 27,043 |
| England | 156 | 1:357,167 | 25,626 |
| Germany | 102 | 1:789,269 | 58,234 |
| Portugal | 75 | 1:138,910 | 6,177 |
| Singapore | 68 | 1:80,996 | 3,278 |
| Kuwait | 67 | 1:56,727 | 6,926 |
| Australia | 65 | 1:415,318 | 33,226 |
| Indonesia | 65 | 1:2,034,603 | 127,068 |
| Belgium | 47 | 1:244,609 | 30,321 |
| Netherlands | 41 | 1:411,882 | 42,990 |
| Thailand | 37 | 1:1,909,144 | 231,790 |
| Switzerland | 32 | 1:256,654 | 21,165 |
| Sweden | 25 | 1:393,870 | 27,867 |
| Belize | 23 | 1:15,455 | 1,591 |
| Ireland | 21 | 1:224,235 | 8,707 |
| Norway | 14 | 1:367,306 | 34,015 |
| Andorra | 13 | 1:6,449 | 1,130 |
| Russia | 10 | 1:14,412,306 | 394,810 |
| Denmark | 9 | 1:627,191 | 36,734 |
| Iceland | 9 | 1:42,232 | 2,922 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| Angola | 9 | 1:2,998,802 | 4,903 |
| Aruba | 9 | 1:11,497 | 1,511 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 8 | 1:13,797 | 1,930 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Israel | 6 | 1:1,426,272 | 75,466 |
| Gibraltar | 6 | 1:5,659 | 991 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| French Polynesia | 4 | 1:70,201 | 4,444 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 1:193,514 | 7,046 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1:3,054,091 | 90,853 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Cayman Islands | 2 | 1:31,946 | 1,715 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | 1:4,824,561 | 42,415 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 794 | 1:63,248 | 6,907 |
The alternate forms: Quintaña (4) & Quíntana (1) are calculated separately.
Quintana (462) may also be a first name.
Quintana Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
One who came from Quintana (country estate), in Spain; dweller in a country mansion; one who came from Quinta (village), in Spain.
This could come from the Spanish "quinto" - one fifth. Refers to the tenant who delivers one-fifth of the crop to the owner.
Ancient surname from Burgos, and found in Soria, Castile, Santander, Vizcaya, Aragon and Valencia. Name of 50 villages in Spain. Derived from latin "quintinus," equivalent to English surname Quintin. Means country house.
A Basque word formed with an added "q" to the word "inza" and the suffix "-ana" referring to a large pasture.
Basque name from Sopuerta, political subdivision of Valmaseda (Vizcaya). Later spread to whole Peninsula. One branch went from Burgos to Canary Islands.
See Quintanilla, Quintero.
User-submitted Reference
Spanish, Catalan, Asturian-Leonese, and Galician: habitational name from any of the numerous places, large and small, named Quintana, from quintana 'country house' (originally having a tax liability of one fifth of the annual produce).
- el_loco_piradoQuinto, Spanish for the ordinal number five, 'fifth'. Example: "el quinto piso" means the fifth floor.
- karenyvesquintoQuintana Demographics
Average Male Quintana Height
172.9 cm
Average Female Quintana Height
162.1 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Quintana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Quintana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Quintana (Arabic: كنتانا) is found most in Mexico. It may occur as a variant: Quintaña or Quíntana. Click here to see other potential spellings of Quintana.
How Common Is The Last Name Quintana? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,556th most common family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 20,858 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 86 percent of Quintana live; 47 percent live in South America and 18 percent live in Hispano-North America. It is also the 396,762nd most common given name worldwide It is held by 462 people.
The surname Quintana is most frequently held in Mexico, where it is borne by 61,211 people, or 1 in 2,028. In Mexico it is most prevalent in: México, where 21 percent are found, Chihuahua, where 15 percent are found and Mexico City, where 9 percent are found. Beside Mexico Quintana exists in 97 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 12 percent are found and The United States, where 10 percent are found.
Quintana Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Quintana has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 4,596 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 15,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Quintana Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Quintana surname are 40.28% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 93.51% registered with the political party.
The amount Quintana earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 62.1% more than the national average, earning €48,679 per year; in Peru they earn 3.39% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,727 per year; in Colombia they earn 3.02% less than the national average, earning $22,016,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 12.27% less than the national average, earning $37,854 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.56% less than the national average, earning $44,435 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quintaña | 96 | 4 | / |
| Quíntana | 96 | 1 | / |
| Quintanas | 94 | 124 | / |
| Quintanna | 94 | 28 | / |
| Quintanaz | 94 | 3 | / |
| Quintaana | 94 | 3 | / |
| Quinntana | 94 | 2 | / |
| Quintanea | 94 | 1 | / |
| Quiontana | 94 | 1 | / |
| Qwuintana | 94 | 1 | / |
| Quintanoa | 94 | 1 | / |
| Quintasna | 94 | 1 | / |
| Quinttana | 94 | 1 | / |
| Quuintana | 94 | 1 | / |
| Quintanha | 94 | 1 | / |
| Quntana | 93 | 241 | / |
| Qintana | 93 | 42 | / |
| Quintanhas | 89 | 13 | / |
| Quintona | 88 | 26 | / |
| Guintana | 88 | 23 | / |
| Quentana | 88 | 13 | / |
| Quintena | 88 | 9 | / |
| Cuintana | 88 | 3 | / |
| Quntanna | 88 | 3 | / |
| Kuintana | 88 | 2 | / |
| Quimtana | 88 | 1 | / |
| Quintanó | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nquntana | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kintana | 80 | 397 | / |
| Cintana | 80 | 4 | / |
| Quntano | 80 | 2 | / |
| Qumtana | 80 | 1 | / |
| Qintano | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chintana | 75 | 3,013 | / |
| Quentano | 75 | 3 | / |
| Quyntano | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kintanna | 75 | 1 | / |
| Guintano | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kintanga | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chinthana | 71 | 1,942 | / |
| Chintanna | 71 | 23 | / |
| Kuenthana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Quinteney | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chintanai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kintona | 67 | 379 | / |
| Centana | 67 | 37 | / |
| Kintano | 67 | 31 | / |
| Kentana | 67 | 7 | / |
| Chinthanna | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chinthanai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qinteno | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cintona | 67 | 0 | / |
Quintana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Quintana in the Arabic language | ||
| كنتانا | kntana | - |
| كينتانا | kyntana | - |
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Quintana Reference & Research
Quintana DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Quintana FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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