Kvist Surname
Approximately 5,734 people bear this surname
Kvist Surname User-submission:
This is a Scandinavian surname, meaning 'dweller by the twig'. It is derived from the Scandinavian word kvist, meaning 'twig' (typical Old Scandinavian qvist, old Norse kvistr, Proto-Germanic kwastuz or twistaz).
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 2,838 | 1:3,470 | 331 |
| Denmark | 1,718 | 1:3,286 | 278 |
| Finland | 665 | 1:8,266 | 1,288 |
| Norway | 212 | 1:24,256 | 3,207 |
| United States | 116 | 1:3,124,646 | 180,867 |
| Canada | 53 | 1:695,200 | 56,020 |
| Russia | 23 | 1:6,266,220 | 254,708 |
| Thailand | 15 | 1:4,709,223 | 352,754 |
| England | 15 | 1:3,714,537 | 119,675 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| Iceland | 11 | 1:34,554 | 2,447 |
| Spain | 9 | 1:5,194,671 | 82,436 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Greenland | 7 | 1:8,054 | 710 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Costa Rica | 4 | 1:1,195,017 | 6,919 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
Kvist Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This is a Scandinavian surname, meaning 'dweller by the twig'. It is derived from the Scandinavian word kvist, meaning 'twig' (typical Old Scandinavian qvist, old Norse kvistr, Proto-Germanic kwastuz or twistaz).
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Kvist Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kvist Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kvist (Russian: Квист) is more frequently found in Sweden than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Kvist click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kvist? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kvist is the 84,281st most commonly occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,270,936 people. The last name Kvist occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Kvist live; 95 percent live in Northern Europe and 95 percent live in Scandinavia.
The last name is most widely held in Sweden, where it is held by 2,838 people, or 1 in 3,470. In Sweden it is mostly concentrated in: Skåne County, where 26 percent are found, Västra Götaland County, where 17 percent are found and Stockholm County, where 14 percent are found. Besides Sweden it occurs in 32 countries. It also occurs in Denmark, where 30 percent are found and Finland, where 12 percent are found.
Kvist Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Kvist last name are 23.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 70% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Kvist earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 3.52% less than the national average, earning 333,892 kr per year; in United States they earn 16.45% more than the national average, earning $50,248 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.3% less than the national average, earning $46,054 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kvist Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kvist in the Russian language | ||
| Квист | kvist | - |
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