Malmquist Surname

168,585th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,563 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Iceland

Malmquist Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malmquist Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4261:254,17924,111
Sweden8161:12,0671,047
Iceland751:5,068617
Norway711:72,42710,169
Denmark531:106,5049,962
Canada451:818,79163,991
Germany281:2,875,195137,699
England271:2,063,63279,942
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
France41:16,605,680368,153
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States661:760,88948,111

Malmquist Last Name Facts

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

The surname Malmquist is found most in The United States. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Malmquist? popularity and diffusion

The surname Malmquist is the 168,585th most commonly held surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 2,843,366 people. Malmquist occurs mostly in The Americas, where 53 percent of Malmquist are found; 53 percent are found in North America and 53 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 1,426 people, or 1 in 254,179. In The United States Malmquist is mostly concentrated in: California, where 16 percent reside, Minnesota, where 11 percent reside and Illinois, where 6 percent reside. Besides The United States Malmquist is found in 19 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 32 percent reside and Iceland, where 3 percent reside.

Malmquist Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Malmquist has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Malmquist last name expanded 2,161 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Malmquist Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Malmquist surname are 2.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 50.9% being registered with the political party.

The amount Malmquist earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 12.08% more than the national average, earning 387,881 kr per year; in United States they earn 3.59% more than the national average, earning $44,696 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.81% less than the national average, earning $48,784 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maulmquist951/
Malmaquist951/
Malmquis941/
Malmquit940/
Malmqwist895/
Malmquisp892/
Malmquise891/
Molmquist891/
Malmquest890/
Malmaguist841/
Malmgust820/
Malmguest780/
Melim Costa502/

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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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  • 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 Malmquist
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