Quiroga Surname

2,553rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 217,047 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Argentina

Quiroga Surname Definition:

Ancient surname found in Lugo and Castile, and originated in province of Galicia. Name of village near Lugo. Equivalent to Roman title "quirito" meaning a Roman citizen.

This could come from "karioca" and refer to the name of a territory.

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Quiroga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina101,8261:42046
Colombia40,9821:1,166247
Bolivia21,7161:48992
Mexico12,7531:9,7331,009
Chile8,4371:2,088374
Spain6,8231:6,852846
United States6,1991:58,4716,928
Peru4,0471:7,8541,177
Ecuador2,6751:5,946973
Cuba2,5001:4,609556
Paraguay2,0161:3,590369
Uruguay1,9951:1,720215
Venezuela1,8511:16,3181,275
Brazil1,0241:209,0578,053
Philippines1,0031:100,93517,618
Dominican Republic2471:42,2392,243
France2021:328,82549,763
Canada1651:223,30721,472
Panama611:64,1352,850
Portugal571:182,7767,697
Switzerland521:157,94114,824
Australia491:550,93340,757
England491:1,137,10353,999
Belgium421:273,73032,801
Germany421:1,916,797106,618
Italy361:1,698,79784,491
Thailand351:2,018,238239,646
Sweden341:289,61020,124
Netherlands181:938,17663,634
Norway101:514,22941,629
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Costa Rica61:796,6785,462
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Qatar61:393,00055,922
China51:273,464,31313,838
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Nicaragua41:1,505,2725,843
Andorra31:27,9461,499
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Honduras31:2,938,8147,190
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Guatemala31:5,360,8898,925
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iceland11:380,09011,096
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

The alternate forms: Quiróga (2) & Quíroga (1) are calculated separately.

Quiroga (57) may also be a first name.

Quiroga Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ancient surname found in Lugo and Castile, and originated in province of Galicia. Name of village near Lugo. Equivalent to Roman title "quirito" meaning a Roman citizen.

This could come from "karioca" and refer to the name of a territory.

Galician name from valley of Quiroga (Lugo).

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

User-submitted Reference

Galician: habitational name from Quiroga, a place in Lugo province, so named from the plant queiroga, quiroga 'erica'.

- el_loco_pirado

Quiroga Last Name Facts

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

The last name Quiroga occurs more in Argentina more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Quiróga or Quíroga. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Quiroga? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,553rd most frequently held last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 33,576 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Quiroga are found; 86 percent are found in South America and 52 percent are found in Hispanic Southern America. Quiroga is also the 1,308,380th most numerous first name globally It is held by 57 people.

The surname Quiroga is most frequently held in Argentina, where it is carried by 101,826 people, or 1 in 420. In Argentina Quiroga is mostly found in: Buenos Aires Province, where 29 percent are found, Mendoza Province, where 14 percent are found and Córdoba Province, where 9 percent are found. Besides Argentina this surname exists in 74 countries. It also occurs in Colombia, where 19 percent are found and Bolivia, where 10 percent are found.

Quiroga Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Quiroga has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Quiroga last name grew 61,990 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Quiroga Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Quiroga last name are 39.9% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 93.13% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Quiroga earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 69.51% less than the national average, earning €9,156 per year; in Norway they earn 34.91% less than the national average, earning 225,254 kr per year; in Peru they earn 3.01% more than the national average, earning S/. 19,969 per year; in South Africa they earn 95.19% less than the national average, earning R 11,436 per year; in Colombia they earn 8.7% more than the national average, earning $24,678,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 6.19% less than the national average, earning $40,477 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.03% less than the national average, earning $48,676 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Quiróga952/
Quíroga951/
Queiroga935,826/
Quirogas9373/
Quironga939/
Quirroga935/
Quieroga934/
Quiroiga933/
Quuiroga932/
Quirogoa931/
Quirogaa931/
Quitroga931/
Qiroga9212/
Queirogas8834/
Queroga86220/
Quirogo86110/
Guiroga8623/
Quiraga868/
Quirega863/
Qioroga863/
Cuiroga862/
Gueiroga802/
Queirogo802/
Queyroga801/
Kiroga77228/
Kuroga779/
Ciroga772/
Kironga71119/
Kurogha71117/
Kurogai7150/
Querogo7112/
Cironga7110/
Quirago714/
Gueroga713/
Kieroga711/
Queraga711/
Kirongai675/
Kurokgha671/
Koirohga671/
Kwuiraga671/

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