Lofquist Surname

350,471st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,041 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Lofquist Surname User-submission:

I have been told that Lofquist means "leaves on a twig".

Lofquist Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0051:360,65632,145
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

The alternate forms: Löfquist (398) are calculated separately.

Lofquist Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

I have been told that Lofquist means "leaves on a twig".

- slofquist1

Lofquist Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lofquist has its highest incidence in The United States. It can appear as: Löfquist. Click here for further possible spellings of Lofquist.

How Common Is The Last Name Lofquist? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 350,471st most frequently used family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 7,000,524 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Lofquist live; 98 percent live in North America and 98 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Lofquist is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 1,005 people, or 1 in 360,656. In The United States it is most common in: Minnesota, where 15 percent live, Illinois, where 13 percent live and Michigan, where 10 percent live. Not including The United States this surname exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 2 percent live and Sweden, where 1 percent live.

Lofquist Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lofquist has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 6,281 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lofquist Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Lofquist are 4.75% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 51.52% being registered with the political party.

The amount Lofquist earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 65.56% more than the national average, earning 572,980 kr per year; in United States they earn 5.47% more than the national average, earning $45,508 USD per year and in Canada they earn 54.14% more than the national average, earning $76,580 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Löfquist96398/
Lofquit932/
Lofquest8827/
Lafquist8819/
Lovquist8814/
Lefquist882/
Löfquisth821/
Lövquist7579/
Löwquist753/
Löfqwist751/
Lawquist750/
Lafqui71307/
Lofkis710/
Lafquih67597/

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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 Lofquist
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