Karlquist Surname

1,328,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 169 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Sweden

Karlquist Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karlquist Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States821:4,420,231233,612
Sweden761:129,5639,162
Norway81:642,78647,258
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
England11:55,718,059489,080
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Karlquist Last Name Facts

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

The last name Karlquist is found most frequently in The United States. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Karlquist? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,328,442nd most prevalent surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 43,121,573 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 51 percent of Karlquist reside; 51 percent reside in Northern Europe and 50 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 82 people, or 1 in 4,420,231. In The United States it is most numerous in: New York, where 20 percent live, California, where 15 percent live and Illinois, where 10 percent live. Beside The United States this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 45 percent live and Norway, where 5 percent live.

Karlquist Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Karlquist has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Karlquist surname rose 2,050 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Karlquist Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Karlquist last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60% registered with the party.

The amount Karlquist earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 27.44% less than the national average, earning 251,130 kr per year and in United States they earn 0.86% less than the national average, earning $42,778 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karalquist953/
Carlquist89888/
Carlqueist841/
Carlequist841/
Carlquiest841/
Carlquest781/
Carlqwst711/
Corlqust710/
Karl-August701/
Karl-Augustt671/
Carlui Costa671/

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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 Karlquist
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