Dahlquist Surname

107,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,332 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Sweden

Dahlquist Surname Definition:

(Swedish) Valley twig.

Dahlquist Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,2431:111,76712,137
Sweden7801:12,6241,092
Denmark801:70,5597,018
Argentina631:678,46746,871
France411:1,620,066149,911
Canada361:1,023,48976,466
Norway241:214,26224,079
Paraguay191:380,8815,564
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
England61:9,286,343223,652
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Belize11:355,4743,977
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States491:1,024,87160,160

Dahlquist Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Swedish) Valley twig.

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

Dahlquist Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Dahlquist? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 107,669th most frequent surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,682,259 people. Dahlquist is mostly found in The Americas, where 68 percent of Dahlquist live; 66 percent live in North America and 66 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 3,243 people, or 1 in 111,767. In The United States Dahlquist is primarily found in: Minnesota, where 16 percent are found, Washington, where 8 percent are found and Illinois, where 6 percent are found. Not including The United States this last name exists in 24 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 18 percent are found and Denmark, where 2 percent are found.

Dahlquist Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dahlquist has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dahlquist surname rose 6,618 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dahlquist Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dahlquist surname are 8.5% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.27% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Dahlquist earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 22.58% less than the national average, earning 267,929 kr per year; in United States they earn 9.3% more than the national average, earning $47,160 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.37% more than the national average, earning $57,818 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dalquist94234/
Dalhquist897/
Dahlguist892/
Dahlquest891/
Daulquist891/
Dolquist8274/
Dalquest8260/
Dolqueist7831/
Dolquiest783/
Dahlgvist782/
Dolquest717/

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