Quispe Surname

671st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 817,279 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Peru
Highest density in:
Bolivia

Quispe Surname User-submission:

Quispe is a Quechua surname, a common Andean surname dating from the time of the Incas meaning 'brilliant' or 'crystal'.

Quispe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Peru573,7821:551
Bolivia210,0931:513
Argentina13,9671:3,060382
Ecuador5,3951:2,948510
Brazil4,7561:45,0111,800
Chile3,3881:5,200644
Spain3,3531:13,9431,599
United States1,6271:222,77721,575
Venezuela3591:84,1343,315
Dominican Republic1081:96,6014,209
Colombia791:604,7357,577
Italy761:804,69363,729
Canada591:624,50251,218
Mexico551:2,256,84019,878
Costa Rica281:170,7172,334
England191:2,932,529101,561
Paraguay151:482,4506,463
France141:4,744,480251,814
Panama131:300,9437,078
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
China21:683,660,78330,601
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

The alternate forms: Quispè (3) & Quispé (1) are calculated separately.

Quispe (244) may also be a first name.

Quispe Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Quispe is a Quechua surname, a common Andean surname dating from the time of the Incas meaning 'brilliant' or 'crystal'.

- shichuanperu

Quispe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Quispe occurs more in Peru more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Quispè or Quispé. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Quispe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 671st most frequently used family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 8,917 people. The surname Quispe occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Quispe live; 99 percent live in South America and 97 percent live in Andean South America. Quispe is also the 571,890th most common first name globally, held by 244 people.

Quispe is the most common last name in one country:Peru, where 70 percent reside. The surname is most widely held in Peru, where it is carried by 573,782 people, or 1 in 55. In Peru Quispe is mostly concentrated in: Lima Province, where 23 percent reside, Puno Region, where 17 percent reside and Cusco Region, where 15 percent reside. Other than Peru Quispe exists in 55 countries. It is also found in Bolivia, where 26 percent reside and Argentina, where 2 percent reside.

Quispe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Quispe last name are 21.16% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 74.39% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Quispe earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 82.95% less than the national average, earning €5,120 per year; in Peru they earn 25.07% less than the national average, earning S/. 14,526 per year; in Colombia they earn 3.53% less than the national average, earning $21,901,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 6.26% less than the national average, earning $40,448 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.5% less than the national average, earning $38,009 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Quispè943/
Quispé941/
Quishpe9216,973/
Quisphe92181/
Quispes92116/
Quispez9242/
Quisper9226/
Quiespe925/
Quisppe923/
Quisspe922/
Qquispe921/
Quisjpe921/
Quuispe921/
Quisp'e921/
Quispee921/
Quispet921/
Quipe9173/
Qispe916/
Quisp913/
Quishpes861/
Quiped83264/
Quispi83239/
Quizpe83125/
Quispa8326/
Guispe8325/
Quespe8325/
Quipet8312/
Quiper833/
Kuispe832/
Quaipe832/
Quiepe832/
Quispy831/
Quipes831/
Quidpe831/
Quixpe831/
Qhispe831/
Quip80108/
Quispeová801/
Quispeova801/
Quishpi773,452/
Quisphi7719/
Quizphe7716/
Quispay7712/
Quihzpe773/
Quichpe772/
Qquespe772/
Queshpe771/
Kuishpe771/
Quihspi771/
Qhishpe771/
Guipe731,642/
Kispe73346/
Quipp73267/
Quipi73182/
Kuipe7339/
Quepe7330/
Kuspe7316/
Cuipe734/
Quieb732/
Cispe731/
Guisp731/
Quiop731/
Qiper731/
Quipt731/
Cuspe731/
Quips731/
Quispaya71238/
Quiszhpi712/
Quizchpe711/
Khuspe671,311/
Quipit67908/
Cuiper67268/
Chispe67234/
Quipid67142/
Guippe6785/
Quizpi6761/
Quipay6741/
Guaipe6731/
Quoipa6721/
Quespi6720/
Kispet6718/
Queupe6717/
Guespe6710/
Queppe678/
Quepes676/
Qip676/
Quepet673/
Qquepe673/
Quipis673/
Quihpi672/
Kuipet672/
Gueipe672/
Khuipe671/
Quippa671/
Quepeh671/
Queper671/
Kiospe671/
Kisped671/
Kuipeu671/
Quipiz671/
Guipee671/
Kispee670/

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