Quixtan Surname

225,102nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,806 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Guatemala
Highest density in:
Guatemala

Quixtan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Quixtan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Guatemala1,7731:9,0711,030
United States321:11,326,842445,236
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345

The alternate forms: Quixtán (1) are calculated separately.

Quixtan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Quixtan is more commonly found in Guatemala than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant: Quixtán. For other potential spellings of Quixtan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Quixtan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 225,102nd most prevalent last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,035,186 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Quixtan live; 98 percent live in Central America and 98 percent live in Hispano-Central America.

The surname is most commonly held in Guatemala, where it is borne by 1,773 people, or 1 in 9,071. In Guatemala it is mostly found in: Quetzaltenango Department, where 44 percent reside, Quiché Department, where 25 percent reside and Suchitepéquez Department, where 17 percent reside. Other than Guatemala Quixtan exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent reside and Costa Rica, where 0 percent reside.

Quixtan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Quixtan last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.

Quixtan earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 28.3% less than the national average, earning $30,938 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Quixtán951/
Quistan86309/
Quixton861/
Quistean801/
Quiztean801/
Quistain801/
Qistane71110/
Quiston7159/
Guistan714/
Quistone678/
Quistein678/
Guhistan671/
Guisstan671/

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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
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  • 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 Quixtan
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