Fahlquist Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Fahlquist Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fahlquist Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden261:378,72126,697
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Fahlquist Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fahlquist is most common in Sweden. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fahlquist? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,689,253rd most common family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. Fahlquist is primarily found in Europe, where 52 percent of Fahlquist are found; 52 percent are found in Northern Europe and 50 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname is most prevalent in Sweden, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 378,721. In Sweden it is most numerous in: Västra Götaland County, where 31 percent live, Södermanland County, where 27 percent live and Stockholm County, where 27 percent live. Not including Sweden this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 48 percent live and Estonia, where 2 percent live.

Fahlquist Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fahlquist has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fahlquist surname grew 179 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fahlquist Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fahlquist last name are 32.48% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 85.71% being registered to vote for the political party.

Fahlquist earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 58.35% more than the national average, earning $68,327 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Falquist9419/
Fallquist8951/
Vahlquist8935/
Valquist828/
Falqoust821/
Vallquist789/
Philquist782/
Valhquist781/
Filliquist742/
Falgoust71922/
Falgaust711/
Valquest710/
Volquist710/
Valequst710/
Valguisti671/

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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
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  • 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 Fahlquist
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