Quo Surname

135,976th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,303 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Vietnam
Highest density in:
Vietnam

Quo Surname User-submission:

One of the most common Chinese surnames and means 'the wall that surrounds a city' in Chinese.

The majority of people bearing this surname are descended from the Han Chinese.

Quo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Vietnam3,1341:29,562446
United States511:7,107,038327,397
Liberia441:100,1947,994
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Cameroon131:1,597,62187,539
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
England51:11,143,612252,590
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Quo (149) may also be a first name.

Quo Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

One of the most common Chinese surnames and means 'the wall that surrounds a city' in Chinese.

The majority of people bearing this surname are descended from the Han Chinese.

- guopatrick

Quo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Quo is carried by more people in Vietnam than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Quo.

How Common Is The Last Name Quo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 135,976th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 2,206,341 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 96 percent of Quo are found; 96 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 95 percent are found in Viet-Asia. It is also the 754,880th most frequently held first name globally It is held by 149 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Vietnam, where it is carried by 3,134 people, or 1 in 29,562. In Vietnam Quo is most numerous in: Mekong River Delta, where 43 percent live, Southeast, where 18 percent live and Red River Delta, where 12 percent live. Besides Vietnam Quo exists in 16 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent live and Liberia, where 1 percent live.

Quo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Quo has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Quo last name increased 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Quo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Quo last name are 36.24% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 89.47% registered with the political party.

The amount Quo earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 67.15% more than the national average, earning $72,125 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.84% less than the national average, earning $47,774 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Quoi864,849/
Quoy86410/
Quod86119/
Quos86107/
Quoß8657/
Quot8610/
Quoh869/
Quoa863/
Quqo863/
Quop863/
Nquo862/
Cquo861/
Quoz861/
Quou861/
Qwuo861/
Qo8070/
Quoos751,326/
Quoss75207/
Quost75174/
Quodt7563/
Quooß7538/
Quoit7523/
Quoch759/
Quoih757/
Quguo756/
Quohs755/
Quoid754/
Quosh753/
Qwuop751/
Kquoi751/
Quohh751/
Quoha751/
Nquoi751/
Qucoy751/
Quoud751/
Guo6716,483,470/
Kuo6723,523/
Qua675,171/
Cuo67279/
Qoi67181/
Qoh67180/
Qod67162/
Qho67155/
Qos67148/
Qoo67123/
Gqo6794/
Qot6759/
Qwo6734/
Qau6720/
Qoj6720/
Qou6712/
Qoz6711/
Quoohs6711/
Quooss6711/
Qeu679/
Qoy679/
Qco679/
Qqo679/
Hqo677/
Qop677/
Kqo676/
Qgo673/
Quá672/
Cqo672/
Qko672/
Quwuoe671/
Quoosz671/
Ququoi671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Quo
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