Quiros Surname

7,336th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 77,354 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Costa Rica
Highest density in:
Costa Rica

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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Quiros Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Costa Rica41,3171:11623
Spain10,6461:4,392549
Panama5,9921:653128
Philippines4,1981:24,1163,196
United States3,0301:119,62312,814
Argentina2,7021:15,8191,402
Colombia2,5181:18,9731,508
Mexico2,4051:51,6122,643
Cuba1,2611:9,138824
Peru7361:43,1853,913
Ecuador6851:23,2203,143
Venezuela2801:107,8723,840
Dominican Republic2081:50,1582,578
Puerto Rico1861:19,087700
Honduras1341:65,7941,410
Nicaragua1211:49,7611,419
France1201:553,52375,172
Australia1141:236,80422,158
El Salvador1071:59,2891,352
Chile1001:176,1655,766
Brazil791:2,709,80280,941
Canada661:558,26746,632
Belize521:6,8361,060
Uruguay431:79,8088,179
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Bolivia231:461,5844,333
Netherlands211:804,15159,518
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
Belgium201:574,83253,219
England201:2,785,90397,972
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
Guatemala151:1,072,1785,317
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Paraguay141:516,9106,745
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Qatar61:393,00055,922
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Macau21:300,8151,009
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

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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Quiros Last Name Facts

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Quirós94501/
Quiròs9422/
Quirôs941/
Queiros926,927/
Quieros9293/
Quirros925/
Quirzos922/
Quirous921/
Quirozs921/
Quciros921/
Quiro911,758/
Qiros914/
Quírós891/
Queirois86130/
Queirosz862/
Quirouss860/
Quiroz83342,486/
Quiero831,319/
Queiro83693/
Quiroy83438/
Quirod83303/
Queros83214/
Quirot83206/
Quiras83128/
Quiroc8368/
Quirgo8358/
Quirox8315/
Kuiros8311/
Guiros839/
Quioro836/
Quirro832/
Quiroj832/
Qirros831/
Cuiros831/
Qeiros831/
Quuiro831/
Qioros831/
Quiroi831/
Quirop831/
Qieros831/
Quitro830/
Qiro8085/
Quirosová802/
Queiroz77216,675/
Queirós7713,233/
Gueiros772,434/
Guirous77201/
Quieroz7790/
Querois7789/
Queirod7744/
Queirot7728/
Guirois7727/
Quirroz7717/
Kuirots7712/
Quirozz779/
Quirgas778/
Queiras777/
Queiroa775/
Guairos775/
Guirros775/
Quioroz773/
Quirocz773/
Quairoz773/
Quieras773/
Queiroc772/
Quierro772/
Queiroi772/
Quirash771/
Quirhoi771/
Quirotz771/
Quirouz771/
Quirozc771/
Quitras771/
Quoiroz771/
Queirox771/
Queirzo771/
Queroìs771/
Qwuiroz771/
Quairot771/
Querros771/
Quijroz771/
Kiros73107,538/
Quero7331,971/
Guiro7331,332/
Quira731,650/
Kuros73433/
Ciros73136/
Cuiro7375/
Kuiro7373/
Quéro7321/
Qeros7312/
Qiroz738/
Qiroh735/
Quirá734/
Qiero732/
Qiras732/
Qairo732/
Quiró731/
Qiroa731/
Qirou731/
Queiroiz7117/
Queyrous714/
Queiroux712/
Gueirros712/
Queijroz711/
Quearois711/
Querrois711/
Guirrous711/
Queiro'z711/
Queirzoz711/
Guirou6710,767/
Kirose675,348/
Kiross671,945/
Queroz671,360/
Guiroy671,100/
Cairos67701/
Guirro67577/
Curros67503/
Querro67423/
Quirap67418/
Kurosh67324/
Qoiroh67232/
Qirout67214/
Cuirot67211/
Quirat67211/
Querou67173/
Kairos67134/
Queroy67127/
Quiróz67106/
Chiros6790/
Gueiro6768/
Guairo6768/
Curosh6756/
Queira6749/
Queras6744/
Quirac6743/
Guiroz6741/
Kitros6738/
Cueros6736/
Queroa6735/
Ccuiro6735/
Queiró6729/
Gueros6728/
Querod6723/
Qirouz6723/
Qquero6718/
Querot6717/
Kuross6715/
Guiras6713/
Kurois6712/
Quiraz6712/
Quirga6711/
Qeiroz6711/
Queroi6711/
Quérou6711/
Qirooz679/
Kcuiro678/
Kirous678/
Kirros677/
Gkiros677/
Khuros677/
Keiros676/
Kuiras676/
Kirots676/
Kirosh675/
Kieros675/
Qeyros674/
Quyroz674/
Quiròz674/
Hkiros674/
Kioros674/
Kuiroz673/
Quirad673/
Quiera673/
Cuiroz672/
Querós672/
Quéroy672/
Ceiros672/
Kquira672/
Khiros672/
Querox672/
Kuroos671/
Qairoz671/
Qirocz671/
Qkuras671/
Quirozová671/
Kuirod671/
Cuiroc671/
Guirho671/
Qiroud671/
Cirros671/
Quérot671/
Quíroz671/
Querzo671/
Qioroz671/
Qirrou671/
Quearo671/
Qeiroy671/
Guiroi671/
Cuiras671/
Cuross671/
Kuirot671/
Kiroos671/
Kuitro671/
Qucero670/

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