Quitugua Surname
Approximately 1,295 people bear this surname
Quitugua Surname User-submission:
Quitugua is a native Chamorro surname. Quitugua or originally Ketugua means 'to attempt' 'to knock down', or 'cut down'. Qui means 'attempting to' or 'tending towards'. The original word for qui is ke. Tugua means 'to fall', or 'fall down an object to the earth'.
Read More About This SurnameQuitugua Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guam | 510 | 1:314 | 38 |
| United States | 505 | 1:717,740 | 56,514 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 273 | 1:200 | 41 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
Quitugua Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Quitugua is a native Chamorro surname. Quitugua or originally Ketugua means 'to attempt' 'to knock down', or 'cut down'. Qui means 'attempting to' or 'tending towards'. The original word for qui is ke. Tugua means 'to fall', or 'fall down an object to the earth'. So the word quitugua or ketugua means 'to attempt' or 'attempting to knock down' or 'cut down'.
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Quitugua Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Quitugua Come From? nationality or country of origin
Quitugua has its highest incidence in Guam. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Quitugua? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 294,637th most widespread last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,627,449 people. Quitugua occurs mostly in Oceania, where 62 percent of Quitugua live; 62 percent live in Oceania Islands and 60 percent live in Chamorro Oceania.
The surname is most frequently held in Guam, where it is held by 510 people, or 1 in 314. Aside from Guam this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 39 percent reside and Northern Mariana Islands, where 21 percent reside.
Quitugua Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Quitugua surname are 42.51% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 95.74% registered to vote for the political party.
Quitugua earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.75% more than the national average, earning $43,473 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quituqua | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kitungua | 75 | 68 | / |
| Kaitungua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kutugwa | 67 | 34 | / |
| Kitugwa | 67 | 22 | / |
| Kutukua | 67 | 21 | / |
| Kithukua | 63 | 1 | / |
| Kitungue | 63 | 1 | / |
| Kaitungwa | 59 | 105 | / |
| Kithungwa | 59 | 1 | / |
| Kitigwa | 53 | 305 | / |
| Kutukwa | 53 | 201 | / |
| Kitukwa | 53 | 27 | / |
| Kitukui | 53 | 14 | / |
| Kitogwa | 53 | 10 | / |
| Kitogue | 53 | 1 | / |
| Kutigwa | 53 | 1 | / |
| Guetucue | 50 | 7 | / |
| Keituqwa | 50 | 6 | / |
| Kitungwe | 50 | 4 | / |
| Kithigwa | 50 | 1 | / |
| Coitogue | 50 | 1 | / |
| Cuetucue | 50 | 1 | / |
| Kaitogue | 50 | 1 | / |
| Gwitogwa | 50 | 1 | / |
| Kwitogwa | 50 | 1 | / |
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