Alquist Surname

587,571st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 532 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Alquist Surname User-submission:

This is a Swedish surname, which means 'aldertwig' or 'twig of alder'. It comes from al, meaning 'alder' (the tree), and kvist, meaning 'twig', 'branch'.

Alquist Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4821:751,98958,734
New Zealand181:251,57423,165
Sweden161:615,42245,338
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States431:1,167,87666,381

Alquist Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a Swedish surname, which means 'aldertwig' or 'twig of alder'. It comes from al, meaning 'alder' (the tree), and kvist, meaning 'twig', 'branch'.

- jahlqvis

Alquist Last Name Facts

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

Alquist is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Alquist click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alquist? popularity and diffusion

Alquist is the 587,571st most commonly held family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,698,395 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 85 percent of Alquist live; 85 percent live in North America and 85 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 482 people, or 1 in 751,989. In The United States Alquist is mostly found in: California, where 15 percent live, Washington, where 8 percent live and Colorado, where 8 percent live. Outside of The United States it exists in 7 countries. It is also common in New Zealand, where 3 percent live and Sweden, where 3 percent live.

Alquist Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Alquist has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 1,121 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Alquist Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Alquist last name are 6.84% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.61% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Alquist earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 22.94% less than the national average, earning 266,685 kr per year and in United States they earn 0.98% less than the national average, earning $42,727 USD per year.

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