Quintão Surname

993,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 258 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Portugal

Quintão Surname User-submission:

Quintão means 'big farm'.

Quintão Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil1501:1,427,16248,115
Portugal1041:100,1754,850
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Quintão Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Quintão means 'big farm'.

- dianafilipa

Quintão Last Name Facts

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

The surname Quintão is carried by more people in Brazil than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Quintão? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 993,593rd most widespread surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 28,246,302 people. The last name Quintão occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 59 percent of Quintão are found; 58 percent are found in South America and 58 percent are found in Luso-South America.

This last name is most numerous in Brazil, where it is borne by 150 people, or 1 in 1,427,162. In Brazil Quintão is mostly found in: Minas Gerais, where 53 percent reside, Rio de Janeiro, where 20 percent reside and São Paulo, where 15 percent reside. Beside Brazil it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Portugal, where 40 percent reside and Angola, where 0 percent reside.

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