Quiros Surname
Approximately 77,354 people bear this surname
Quiros Surname User-submission:
This surname originates in Asturias, Spain, coming from the place name Quirós, name of a municipality of Asturias, composed by several entities of population and also the name of the river that passes through that municipality. Probably the place name is related to the Pre-Roman kar, which means 'stone'.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Costa Rica | 41,317 | 1:116 | 23 |
| Spain | 10,646 | 1:4,392 | 549 |
| Panama | 5,992 | 1:653 | 128 |
| Philippines | 4,198 | 1:24,116 | 3,196 |
| United States | 3,030 | 1:119,623 | 12,814 |
| Argentina | 2,702 | 1:15,819 | 1,402 |
| Colombia | 2,518 | 1:18,973 | 1,508 |
| Mexico | 2,405 | 1:51,612 | 2,643 |
| Cuba | 1,261 | 1:9,138 | 824 |
| Peru | 736 | 1:43,185 | 3,913 |
| Ecuador | 685 | 1:23,220 | 3,143 |
| Venezuela | 280 | 1:107,872 | 3,840 |
| Dominican Republic | 208 | 1:50,158 | 2,578 |
| Puerto Rico | 186 | 1:19,087 | 700 |
| Honduras | 134 | 1:65,794 | 1,410 |
| Nicaragua | 121 | 1:49,761 | 1,419 |
| France | 120 | 1:553,523 | 75,172 |
| Australia | 114 | 1:236,804 | 22,158 |
| El Salvador | 107 | 1:59,289 | 1,352 |
| Chile | 100 | 1:176,165 | 5,766 |
| Brazil | 79 | 1:2,709,802 | 80,941 |
| Canada | 66 | 1:558,267 | 46,632 |
| Belize | 52 | 1:6,836 | 1,060 |
| Uruguay | 43 | 1:79,808 | 8,179 |
| Singapore | 26 | 1:211,835 | 10,313 |
| Bolivia | 23 | 1:461,584 | 4,333 |
| Netherlands | 21 | 1:804,151 | 59,518 |
| Germany | 20 | 1:4,025,273 | 167,743 |
| Belgium | 20 | 1:574,832 | 53,219 |
| England | 20 | 1:2,785,903 | 97,972 |
| Switzerland | 17 | 1:483,113 | 34,678 |
| Guatemala | 15 | 1:1,072,178 | 5,317 |
| Ireland | 15 | 1:313,929 | 10,911 |
| Paraguay | 14 | 1:516,910 | 6,745 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Macau | 2 | 1:300,815 | 1,009 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
The alternate forms: Quirós (501), Quiròs (22), Quirôs (1) & Quírós (1) are calculated separately.
Quiros (40) may also be a first name.
Quiros Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname originates in Asturias, Spain, coming from the place name Quirós, name of a municipality of Asturias, composed by several entities of population and also the name of the river that passes through that municipality. Probably the place name is related to the Pre-Roman kar, which means 'stone'.
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Where Does The Last Name Quiros Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Quiros is more commonly found in Costa Rica than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Quirós, Quiròs, Quirôs or Quírós. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Quiros? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 7,336th most frequently used surname globally It is held by around 1 in 94,210 people. Quiros occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Quiros live; 62 percent live in Central America and 62 percent live in Hispano-Central America. Quiros is also the 1,614,485th most widely held first name worldwide, borne by 40 people.
The last name Quiros is most numerous in Costa Rica, where it is carried by 41,317 people, or 1 in 116. In Costa Rica Quiros is primarily found in: San José Province, where 34 percent live, Cartago Province, where 21 percent live and Alajuela Province, where 16 percent live. Outside of Costa Rica this last name is found in 65 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 14 percent live and Panama, where 8 percent live.
Quiros Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Quiros has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Quiros last name increased 151,500 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 2,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Quiros Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Quiros surname are 39.26% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 92.49% being registered with the party.
The amount Quiros earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 130.82% more than the national average, earning S/. 44,744 per year; in Colombia they earn 6.55% more than the national average, earning $24,188,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 2.57% more than the national average, earning $44,260 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.53% less than the national average, earning $44,948 CAD per year.
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