Quiroga Surname
Approximately 217,047 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameQuiroga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 101,826 | 1:420 | 46 |
| Colombia | 40,982 | 1:1,166 | 247 |
| Bolivia | 21,716 | 1:489 | 92 |
| Mexico | 12,753 | 1:9,733 | 1,009 |
| Chile | 8,437 | 1:2,088 | 374 |
| Spain | 6,823 | 1:6,852 | 846 |
| United States | 6,199 | 1:58,471 | 6,928 |
| Peru | 4,047 | 1:7,854 | 1,177 |
| Ecuador | 2,675 | 1:5,946 | 973 |
| Cuba | 2,500 | 1:4,609 | 556 |
| Paraguay | 2,016 | 1:3,590 | 369 |
| Uruguay | 1,995 | 1:1,720 | 215 |
| Venezuela | 1,851 | 1:16,318 | 1,275 |
| Brazil | 1,024 | 1:209,057 | 8,053 |
| Philippines | 1,003 | 1:100,935 | 17,618 |
| Dominican Republic | 247 | 1:42,239 | 2,243 |
| France | 202 | 1:328,825 | 49,763 |
| Canada | 165 | 1:223,307 | 21,472 |
| Panama | 61 | 1:64,135 | 2,850 |
| Portugal | 57 | 1:182,776 | 7,697 |
| Switzerland | 52 | 1:157,941 | 14,824 |
| Australia | 49 | 1:550,933 | 40,757 |
| England | 49 | 1:1,137,103 | 53,999 |
| Belgium | 42 | 1:273,730 | 32,801 |
| Germany | 42 | 1:1,916,797 | 106,618 |
| Italy | 36 | 1:1,698,797 | 84,491 |
| Thailand | 35 | 1:2,018,238 | 239,646 |
| Sweden | 34 | 1:289,610 | 20,124 |
| Netherlands | 18 | 1:938,176 | 63,634 |
| Norway | 10 | 1:514,229 | 41,629 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Costa Rica | 6 | 1:796,678 | 5,462 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Nicaragua | 4 | 1:1,505,272 | 5,843 |
| Andorra | 3 | 1:27,946 | 1,499 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Honduras | 3 | 1:2,938,814 | 7,190 |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 1:3,216,374 | 32,290 |
| Guatemala | 3 | 1:5,360,889 | 8,925 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1:1,465,090 | 16,492 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 1:5,021,868 | 210,693 |
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).
User-submitted Reference
Galician: habitational name from Quiroga, a place in Lugo province, so named from the plant queiroga, quiroga 'erica'.
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quiróga | 95 | 2 | / |
| Quíroga | 95 | 1 | / |
| Queiroga | 93 | 5,826 | / |
| Quirogas | 93 | 73 | / |
| Quironga | 93 | 9 | / |
| Quirroga | 93 | 5 | / |
| Quieroga | 93 | 4 | / |
| Quiroiga | 93 | 3 | / |
| Quuiroga | 93 | 2 | / |
| Quirogoa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Quirogaa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Quitroga | 93 | 1 | / |
| Qiroga | 92 | 12 | / |
| Queirogas | 88 | 34 | / |
| Queroga | 86 | 220 | / |
| Quirogo | 86 | 110 | / |
| Guiroga | 86 | 23 | / |
| Quiraga | 86 | 8 | / |
| Quirega | 86 | 3 | / |
| Qioroga | 86 | 3 | / |
| Cuiroga | 86 | 2 | / |
| Gueiroga | 80 | 2 | / |
| Queirogo | 80 | 2 | / |
| Queyroga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kiroga | 77 | 228 | / |
| Kuroga | 77 | 9 | / |
| Ciroga | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kironga | 71 | 119 | / |
| Kurogha | 71 | 117 | / |
| Kurogai | 71 | 50 | / |
| Querogo | 71 | 12 | / |
| Cironga | 71 | 10 | / |
| Quirago | 71 | 4 | / |
| Gueroga | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kieroga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Queraga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kirongai | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kurokgha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koirohga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwuiraga | 67 | 1 | / |
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