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).
Read More About This SurnameKvist Surname Distribution Map
| 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).
- deleted-173293Kvist Demographics
Average Kvist Salary in
United States
$50,248 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
Kvist Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kvist in the Russian language | ||
| Квист | kvist | - |
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