Kvist Surname

84,281st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,734 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Denmark

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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Kvist Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden2,8381:3,470331
Denmark1,7181:3,286278
Finland6651:8,2661,288
Norway2121:24,2563,207
United States1161:3,124,646180,867
Canada531:695,20056,020
Russia231:6,266,220254,708
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
England151:3,714,537119,675
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Iceland111:34,5542,447
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Greenland71:8,054710
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
France11:66,422,722504,397
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

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

The surname Kvist (Russian: Квист) is more frequently found in Sweden than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kvist? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 84,281st most prevalent surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,270,936 people. The last name Kvist is primarily found in Europe, where 96 percent of Kvist live; 95 percent live in Northern Europe and 95 percent live in Scandinavia.

This last name is most frequent in Sweden, where it is carried by 2,838 people, or 1 in 3,470. In Sweden Kvist is most common in: Skåne County, where 26 percent live, Västra Götaland County, where 17 percent live and Stockholm County, where 14 percent live. Other than Sweden this last name exists in 32 countries. It also occurs in Denmark, where 30 percent live and Finland, where 12 percent live.

Kvist Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kvist surname are 23.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 70% being registered with 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Åkvist9195/
Kvisth9120/
Kvists9118/
Khvist9112/
Kviste917/
Økvist911/
Kvistø911/
Qvist803,408/
Hggkvist776/
Høgkvist772/
Khvust73246/
Khvyst73212/
Åqvist73202/
Qvisth7319/
Øqvist739/
Qviste737/
Øhqvist673/
Kvedstø671/
Hggqvist629/
Hæggqvist575/

Kvist Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kvist in the Russian language
Квистkvist-

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