Berquist Surname

199,349th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,095 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Berquist Surname Definition:

(Swedish) Mountain twig.

Berquist Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8361:197,41819,452
Canada1241:297,14227,584
New Zealand751:60,3789,390
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
Brazil181:11,893,018236,958
American Samoa61:9,2931,961
England31:18,572,686338,250
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States451:1,115,97164,142

Berquist Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Swedish) Mountain twig.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Berquist Last Name Facts

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

The last name Berquist occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Berquist? popularity and diffusion

The surname Berquist is the 199,349th most prevalent last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 3,478,542 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Berquist live; 93 percent live in North America and 93 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Berquist is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 1,836 people, or 1 in 197,418. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 11 percent live, Minnesota, where 11 percent live and Illinois, where 7 percent live. Barring The United States this surname exists in 13 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 6 percent live and New Zealand, where 4 percent live.

Berquist Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Berquist has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Berquist last name rose 4,080 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Berquist Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Berquist surname are 9.22% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.99% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Berquist earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 10.7% more than the national average, earning $47,767 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.9% less than the national average, earning $46,257 CAD per year.

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