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 surname Quo is found in Vietnam more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Quo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Quo is the 135,976th most frequently occurring surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,206,341 people. This last name 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. Quo is also the 754,880th most frequently held first name world-wide, borne by 149 people.

Quo is most frequent in Vietnam, where it is borne by 3,134 people, or 1 in 29,562. In Vietnam it is most prevalent in: Mekong River Delta, where 43 percent are found, Southeast, where 18 percent are found and Red River Delta, where 12 percent are found. Not including Vietnam it exists in 16 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent are found and Liberia, where 1 percent are found.

Quo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Quo has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Quo last name rose 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Quo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Quo are 36.24% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US 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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