Quiñelaf Surname

1,257,535th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 183 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chile
Highest density in:
Chile

Quiñelaf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Quiñelaf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chile1221:144,3975,020
Argentina611:700,71248,077

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

Quiñelaf Last Name Facts

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

The surname Quiñelaf occurs in Chile more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as: Quinelaf. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Quiñelaf? popularity and diffusion

The surname Quiñelaf is the 1,257,535th most common surname on earth, held by around 1 in 39,822,655 people. Quiñelaf is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Quiñelaf are found; 100 percent are found in South America and 100 percent are found in Hispanic Southern America.

Quiñelaf is most frequently occurring in Chile, where it is borne by 122 people, or 1 in 144,397. In Chile Quiñelaf is most common in: Araucanía Region, where 81 percent reside, O'Higgins Region, where 7 percent reside and Santiago Metropolitan Region, where 7 percent reside. Outside of Chile this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Argentina, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Quinelaf961/
Quiñelef8842/
Quiñilaf885/
Quiñilef7560/
Quinilaf751/
Quiñalef751/
Quiñulef751/
Cañelaf671/
Kinelova502/

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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 Quiñelaf
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