Elgquist Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Elgquist Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elgquist Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden291:339,54323,803
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Elgquist Last Name Facts

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

The surname Elgquist occurs in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Elgquist? popularity and diffusion

Elgquist is the 3,274,477th most common family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. The surname Elgquist occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Elgquist reside; 92 percent reside in Northern Europe and 92 percent reside in Scandinavia.

This surname is most commonly held in Sweden, where it is borne by 29 people, or 1 in 339,543. In Sweden Elgquist is most frequent in: Västra Götaland County, where 76 percent are found and Stockholm County, where 24 percent are found. Apart from Sweden this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 11 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.

Elgquist Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Elgquist has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Elgquist last name rose 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Elgquist Last Name Statistics demography

Elgquist earn somewhat more than the average income. In Norway they earn 5.5% more than the national average, earning 365,121 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elquist93186/
Helquist88343/
Ellquist8876/
Helguist881/
Elguis861/
Elquis861/
Hellquist82591/
Hellguist821/
Elenquist820/
Elinquist820/
Alquist80532/
Elquest8018/
Elquais801/
Olquist800/
Haellquist7817/
Elgui7788/
Elqui771/
Ahlquist752,336/
Holquist75310/
Halquist75251/
Ollquist7574/
Ohlquist7564/
Allquist7540/
Gilquist7530/
Hilquist7521/
Alhquist757/
Helquest750/
Hallquist711,550/
Hillquist71156/
Gillquist7188/
Elgues7129/
Helqui7121/
Elguiz7117/
Hellqwist7111/
Hollquist719/
Yllequist717/
Elguet715/
Hällquist714/
Hellgvist712/
Elques712/
Ahlquiest711/
Holhquist711/
Alqist711/
Halquiest710/
Elgbish6791/
Alquest6715/
Hallquisth6711/
Elguess675/
Elguett674/
Halqist671/
Helenquest670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Elgquist
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