Quiñan Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Venezuela

Quiñan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Quiñan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873

The alternate forms: Quinan (2,570) & Quinán (1) are calculated separately.

Quiñan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Quiñan is borne by more people in Colombia than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Quinan or Quinán. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Quiñan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,968,613th most frequently occurring last name globally, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Quiñan reside; 100 percent reside in South America and 100 percent reside in Caribbean South America.

This last name is most widely held in Colombia, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 23,887,036. In Colombia Quiñan is mostly found in: Atlántico Department, where 50 percent live and Cundinamarca Department, where 50 percent live. Other than Colombia this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Venezuela, where 50 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Quinan942,570/
Quiñhan921/
Quinán891/
Quiñahan8671/
Quiñon83636/
Guiñan83442/
Quiñiahan801/
Quinain77619/
Quinane77309/
Quiñone77173/
Quinian7713/
Quinand774/
Quinant773/
Quinyan772/
Quinhan772/
Quinaan771/
Quinang771/
Quignan770/
Qinan736/
Quinajon71415/
Quinehan7148/
Quinahan7110/
Quimjian716/
Quinhane713/
Quinjian712/
Quenihan711/
Quiñonzs711/
Quinihan710/
Guinan675,305/
Quenan671,417/
Quinon67232/
Guiñon67201/
Queniahan67108/
Qainan6712/
Kuinan6710/
Guiñón679/
Quiniahan679/
Quineahan674/
Guiñán674/
Qinyan674/
Quinom673/
Qinhan673/
Quénan671/
Quinam671/
Queñon671/
Caiñan671/

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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
  • 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 Quiñan
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