Quiroz Surname

1,581st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 342,486 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Panama

Quiroz 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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Quiroz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico116,8591:1,062170
Peru44,4891:714100
Colombia36,2351:1,318270
United States23,5991:15,3591,944
Argentina22,3291:1,914248
Chile21,8581:806181
Ecuador15,3281:1,038173
Venezuela14,3161:2,110367
Bolivia13,7481:772158
Honduras8,0061:1,101234
Nicaragua6,9911:861180
Panama6,5221:600121
Philippines4,1601:24,3363,236
Spain2,1371:21,8772,375
Dominican Republic2,0951:4,980527
Guatemala6871:23,4101,697
Paraguay6011:12,041624
El Salvador5241:12,107740
Brazil4911:435,99716,544
Saudi Arabia3181:97,03114,320
Canada2341:157,46015,959
Belize2021:1,760399
Cuba1411:81,7212,712
Uruguay801:42,8974,883
Costa Rica781:61,2831,297
Italy741:826,44264,449
France701:948,896108,010
England401:1,392,95161,553
Australia381:710,41347,396
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
Germany281:2,875,195137,699
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Finland101:549,67032,186
Iceland91:42,2322,922
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312
Norway71:734,61250,907
Monaco51:7,4131,114
Puerto Rico41:887,5354,548
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
China31:455,773,85521,925
Dominica21:37,946685
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Macau11:601,6301,582
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

The alternate forms: Quiróz (106), Quiròz (4) & Quíroz (1) are calculated separately.

Quiroz (203) may also be a first name.

Quiroz 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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Quiroz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Quiroz occurs more in Mexico more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as: Quiróz, Quiròz or Quíroz. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Quiroz? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,581st most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 21,278 people. The last name Quiroz occurs mostly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Quiroz live; 49 percent live in South America and 34 percent live in Hispano-North America. Quiroz is also the 635,584th most frequently held first name on earth, borne by 203 people.

This surname is most numerous in Mexico, where it is carried by 116,859 people, or 1 in 1,062. In Mexico it is most frequent in: México, where 17 percent live, Mexico City, where 10 percent live and Oaxaca, where 8 percent live. Excluding Mexico this surname is found in 77 countries. It is also common in Peru, where 13 percent live and Colombia, where 11 percent live.

Quiroz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Quiroz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Quiroz surname increased 235,990 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 2,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Quiroz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Quiroz are 42.55% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 95.78% registered with the political party.

The amount Quiroz earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 69.95% less than the national average, earning €9,024 per year; in Peru they earn 0.33% less than the national average, earning S/. 19,321 per year; in Colombia they earn 0.2% less than the national average, earning $22,656,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 15.93% less than the national average, earning $36,275 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.55% less than the national average, earning $41,959 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Quiróz94106/
Quiròz944/
Quíroz941/
Queiroz92216,675/
Quieroz9290/
Quirroz9217/
Quirozz929/
Quioroz923/
Quirocz923/
Quairoz923/
Quirotz921/
Quirouz921/
Quirozc921/
Quirozs921/
Quoiroz921/
Qwuiroz921/
Quijroz921/
Quiro911,758/
Qiroz918/
Queiroiz8617/
Queirosz862/
Queijroz861/
Queiro'z861/
Queirzoz861/
Quiros8377,354/
Queroz831,360/
Quiero831,319/
Queiro83693/
Quiroy83438/
Quirod83303/
Quirot83206/
Quiroc8368/
Quirgo8358/
Guiroz8341/
Qirouz8323/
Quirox8315/
Quiraz8312/
Qeiroz8311/
Qirooz839/
Quioro836/
Quyroz834/
Kuiroz833/
Cuiroz832/
Quirro832/
Quiroj832/
Qairoz831/
Qirocz831/
Quuiro831/
Qioroz831/
Quiroi831/
Quirop831/
Quitro830/
Qiro8085/
Quirozová801/
Queiros776,927/
Queiróz77246/
Quieros7793/
Queirod7744/
Gueiroz7737/
Queirot7728/
Querouz7720/
Queroiz7719/
Quirros775/
Queiroa775/
Quirzos772/
Queiroc772/
Queiraz772/
Querroz772/
Quierro772/
Queiroi772/
Quirhoi771/
Quirous771/
Queirox771/
Queirzo771/
Quairot771/
Quciros771/
Queeroz771/
Quero7331,971/
Guiro7331,332/
Quira731,650/
Cuiro7375/
Kuiro7373/
Kiroz7340/
Kuroz7330/
Quéro7321/
Curoz7315/
Qiroh735/
Qiros734/
Quirá734/
Qiero732/
Qairo732/
Ciroz731/
Quiró731/
Qiroa731/
Qirou731/
Qiraz731/
Qeroz731/
Queirois71130/
Queiroux712/
Quirouss710/
Guirou6710,767/
Guiroy671,100/
Guirro67577/
Quirós67501/
Querro67423/
Quirap67418/
Qoiroh67232/
Queros67214/
Qirout67214/
Cuirot67211/
Quirat67211/
Querou67173/
Quiras67128/
Queroy67127/
Gueiro6768/
Guairo6768/
Queira6749/
Quirac6743/
Queroa6735/
Ccuiro6735/
Queiró6729/
Querod6723/
Quiròs6722/
Keiroz6719/
Curotz6719/
Qquero6718/
Querot6717/
Quirga6711/
Kuiros6711/
Queroi6711/
Quérou6711/
Cairoz6711/
Guiros679/
Kcuiro678/
Kurooz677/
Quirad673/
Kairoz673/
Quiera673/
Quirosová672/
Kirgoz672/
Kuruoz672/
Quéroy672/
Chiroz672/
Kquira672/
Querox672/
Qearoz671/
Qirros671/
Kurocz671/
Kuirod671/
Cuiroc671/
Cuiros671/
Guirho671/
Qiroud671/
Qeiros671/
Queróz671/
Gueroz671/
Queraz671/
Keuroz671/
Khiroz671/
Kirotz671/
Quérot671/
Querzo671/
Qioros671/
Qirrou671/
Quearo671/
Quirôs671/
Qeiroy671/
Qieros671/
Guiroi671/
Kuirot671/
Kuitro671/
Kirouz671/
Qucero670/

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