Quivira Surname

1,441,361st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 149 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chile
Highest density in:
Chile

Quivira Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Quivira Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chile791:222,9936,896
Spain631:742,09631,639
France31:22,140,907385,998
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Quivira Last Name Facts

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

The surname Quivira is more commonly found in Chile than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Quivira? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,441,361st most commonly held last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 48,909,704 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 56 percent of Quivira are found; 54 percent are found in South America and 53 percent are found in Hispanic Southern America.

It is most widely held in Chile, where it is borne by 79 people, or 1 in 222,993. In Chile it is mostly found in: Santiago Metropolitan Region, where 70 percent reside, Valparaíso Region, where 22 percent reside and Maule Region, where 4 percent reside. Besides Chile Quivira exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 42 percent reside and France, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Quiviraz931/
Quiviras931/
Quivera86275/
Guivira861/
Quibira861/
Quiveiro8014/
Civira77376/
Kivira7789/
Kuvira773/
Civeira71410/
Kuviray7169/
Kaivira7153/
Chivira7137/
Guivera718/
Koivira717/
Quevera716/
Guibira713/
Quibera713/
Guevira712/
Kivirea711/
Civiraj711/
Quivero711/
Kivirai711/
Kivhira711/
Kuvairay6729/
Guiverra6721/
Kuveiray673/
Queebira672/
Guibaira671/
Caivirad671/
Kitvirat671/
Guiwaira671/
Quievero671/
Chivhira671/
Chivaira671/
Quiveros671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Quivira
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis