Jequier Surname

835,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 330 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Jequier Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jequier Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland1231:66,7728,098
Chile871:202,4886,415
France781:851,573100,617
England261:2,143,00282,017
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Jéquier (36) are calculated separately.

Jequier Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jequier occurs more in Switzerland more than any other country/territory. It may be found as: Jéquier. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jequier? popularity and diffusion

It is the 835,661st most widespread surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 22,083,472 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 71 percent of Jequier live; 62 percent live in Western Europe and 53 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The last name is most frequently used in Switzerland, where it is held by 123 people, or 1 in 66,772. In Switzerland it is mostly found in: Republic and Canton of Neuchâtel, where 37 percent reside, Canton of Vaud, where 24 percent reside and Canton of Bern, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account Switzerland this surname exists in 14 countries. It is also common in Chile, where 26 percent reside and France, where 24 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jéquier9536/
Jecquier931/
Jequie926/
Jeanquier8815/
Sequier86192/
Cequier8631/
Jeiquer861/
Gequier861/
Jequere861/
Jhesquiere821/
Gequiere805/
Seiquier801/
Chequier801/
Iequer7730/
Jequié7711/
Eqquer777/
Jeiker775/
Jeeqer771/
Zequie771/
Juiker771/
Ecuier771/
Gesquiere75776/
Chequiere751/
Eqer733/
Siquier711,006/
Ciquier7129/
Séquier7110/
Zeguier714/
Heguier713/
Ziquier712/
Gesquierre711/
Jekiere711/
Jeaguer711/
Jechier711/
Chesquiere711/
Juikerd711/
Jeicher710/
Jeker671,623/
Ecuer67242/
Ekier6788/
Jekir6731/
Ekuir6711/
Ekuie679/
Jekie676/
Chiquier675/
Ecuir672/
Eqior671/
Jecer671/
Hisquier671/
Sekuyier671/
Jeqji671/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Jequier
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