Quintela Surname

35,872nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,706 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Andorra

Quintela Surname User-submission:

The term Quintela designates, even today, a property, short for Fifth. The Farms were, in turn, large estates of noblemen Galician or Portuguese-European, later associated, too, to Spain. Quintanilha, Quintão, Backyard and Quintela are variations that resemble the size of properties.

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Quintela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain3,3801:13,8321,588
Brazil3,0171:70,9562,641
Portugal2,3121:4,506493
Philippines1,9521:51,8648,545
Argentina1,1271:37,9273,173
United States9911:365,75132,523
Bolivia6161:17,2341,535
Uruguay2801:12,2561,376
France2421:274,47442,205
Mexico2131:582,7529,793
Cuba1651:69,8352,510
Venezuela831:363,9057,786
Chile521:338,7789,521
England481:1,160,79354,689
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
Ecuador271:589,10511,569
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Andorra221:3,811733
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Belgium141:821,18966,436
Panama131:300,9437,078
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Macau11:601,6301,582

Quintela (34) may also be a first name.

Quintela Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The term Quintela designates, even today, a property, short for Fifth. The Farms were, in turn, large estates of noblemen Galician or Portuguese-European, later associated, too, to Spain. Quintanilha, Quintão, Backyard and Quintela are variations that resemble the size of properties.The first known Quintela was created in Galicia – before but today independent territory belonging to Spain. There was built a House Uncle solar, majestic in its dimensions, whose foundation stone, as well as the walls, still persist to this day, although without the beauty of the Golden times.The House of Lords, Nobles and housed Quintela aristocrats in their displacement inside the Galicia, which became debtors of good treatment and favours of your Lord. The Galicians of the House of Quintela were strenuous defenders of their properties, but over time they came down the Iberian Peninsula, towards the Southwest, settling in the region of Porto. There, already carried the name of their origin-Quintela. Gradually the name was embedded and part of the family Quintela galega established itself definitely in the area of the port, where it was installed the Kingdom of Portugal.In the genealogy FROG, available on the Internet, you will find the following definition of the term:Nickname of locative origin that may have been taken from various locations of this designation, among all that constitutes a civil parish in the municipality of Sernancelhe, district of Viseu, by be prior to the Foundation of Portugal and was originally a "City", goda and Arabic important (FROG GENEA, 2006).

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This surname is derived from the name of a place, Quintela in Tras-os-Montes, North Portugal.

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Quintela Last Name Facts

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

The surname Quintela is borne by more people in Spain than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Quintela? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 35,872nd most commonly used family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 495,549 people. The last name Quintela is primarily found in The Americas, where 45 percent of Quintela live; 39 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 39 percent live in Iberian Europe. It is also the 1,775,424th most widely held forename internationally, borne by 34 people.

Quintela is most commonly held in Spain, where it is carried by 3,380 people, or 1 in 13,832. In Spain Quintela is most prevalent in: Galicia, where 67 percent live, Basque Country, where 11 percent live and Madrid, where 4 percent live. Barring Spain this surname exists in 43 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 21 percent live and Portugal, where 16 percent live.

Quintela Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Quintela last name are 40.89% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 94.12% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Quintela earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 71.1% less than the national average, earning R 68,676 per year; in United States they earn 11.61% more than the national average, earning $48,160 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.84% less than the national average, earning $47,279 CAD per year.

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