Almquist Surname
Approximately 4,115 people bear this surname
Almquist Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,078 | 1:117,758 | 12,676 |
| Sweden | 756 | 1:13,025 | 1,124 |
| Canada | 102 | 1:361,231 | 32,546 |
| Norway | 94 | 1:54,705 | 7,856 |
| Denmark | 45 | 1:125,438 | 11,414 |
| Finland | 9 | 1:610,745 | 34,002 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Ecuador | 5 | 1:3,181,169 | 27,617 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 169 | 1:297,152 | 23,646 |
The alternate forms: Älmquist (8) are calculated separately.
Almquist (11) may also be a first name.
Almquist Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Swedish) Elm twig.
User-submitted Reference
A surname of Swedish origin meaning 'elm tree'.
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Almquist Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Almquist Come From? nationality or country of origin
Almquist occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Älmquist. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Almquist? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 112,556th most commonly held surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,770,971 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 77 percent of Almquist are found; 77 percent are found in North America and 77 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 11 people.
This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 3,078 people, or 1 in 117,758. In The United States Almquist is mostly concentrated in: California, where 12 percent reside, Minnesota, where 11 percent reside and Texas, where 9 percent reside. Excluding The United States this last name exists in 18 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 18 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.
Almquist Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Almquist has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Almquist last name increased 1,821 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Almquist Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Almquist are 12.1% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.87% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Almquist earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 28.95% more than the national average, earning 446,264 kr per year; in United States they earn 13.5% more than the national average, earning $48,974 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.26% less than the national average, earning $48,064 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Älmquist | 96 | 8 | / |
| Halmquist | 94 | 2 | / |
| Almquisst | 94 | 2 | / |
| Almquuist | 94 | 1 | / |
| Ahlmquist | 94 | 0 | / |
| Almquis | 93 | 1 | / |
| Elmquist | 88 | 1,675 | / |
| Almquest | 88 | 40 | / |
| Almkuist | 88 | 7 | / |
| Almguist | 88 | 3 | / |
| Almquisp | 88 | 1 | / |
| Almquisd | 88 | 1 | / |
| Olmquist | 88 | 0 | / |
| Holmquist | 82 | 6,858 | / |
| Helmquist | 82 | 0 | / |
| Almquet | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hollmquist | 78 | 0 | / |
| Houlmquist | 78 | 0 | / |
| Elmquest | 75 | 22 | / |
| Holmquis | 75 | 2 | / |
| Holmqist | 75 | 2 | / |
| Holmquest | 71 | 275 | / |
| Holmqwist | 71 | 12 | / |
| Holmguist | 71 | 5 | / |
| Holmkuist | 71 | 1 | / |
| Holmcuist | 71 | 1 | / |
| Holmquite | 71 | 1 | / |
| Holmquistová | 70 | 3 | / |
| Almqeet | 67 | 4 | / |
| Holmqui | 67 | 2 | / |
| Almkais | 67 | 1 | / |
| Almkies | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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