Melquist Surname
Approximately 507 people bear this surname
Melquist Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 446 | 1:812,688 | 62,481 |
| Canada | 50 | 1:736,912 | 58,785 |
| Norway | 11 | 1:467,481 | 39,375 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 20 | 1:2,510,934 | 119,518 |
Melquist Demographics
Melquist Political Affiliation
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Melquist Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Melquist Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Melquist occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Melquist? popularity and diffusion
It is the 609,992nd most widespread last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 14,373,858 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Melquist reside; 98 percent reside in North America and 98 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
It is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 446 people, or 1 in 812,688. In The United States Melquist is mostly found in: Minnesota, where 37 percent are found, New York, where 14 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 5 percent are found. Outside of The United States this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 10 percent are found and Norway, where 2 percent are found.
Melquist Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Melquist has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Melquist surname rose 2,230 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Melquist Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Melquist surname are 2.22% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 55.45% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Melquist earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 17.69% less than the national average, earning 284,857 kr per year; in United States they earn 8.1% less than the national average, earning $39,654 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.11% less than the national average, earning $37,208 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mellquist | 94 | 254 | / |
| Mehlquist | 94 | 4 | / |
| Melquiest | 94 | 1 | / |
| Melquis | 93 | 22 | / |
| Melquiot | 88 | 189 | / |
| Målquist | 88 | 9 | / |
| Melquest | 88 | 0 | / |
| Milquist | 88 | 0 | / |
| Melqui | 86 | 35 | / |
| Mellquest | 82 | 9 | / |
| Mählquist | 82 | 1 | / |
| Millquist | 82 | 1 | / |
| Melques | 80 | 29 | / |
| Melquie | 80 | 1 | / |
| Milquios | 75 | 1 | / |
| Melkis | 71 | 275 | / |
| Melque | 71 | 7 | / |
| Melgui | 71 | 6 | / |
| Melquette | 71 | 6 | / |
| Melcis | 71 | 2 | / |
| Melkit | 71 | 1 | / |
| Melquy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Melkui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Milquet | 67 | 111 | / |
| Milques | 67 | 87 | / |
| Melchis | 67 | 19 | / |
| Melkios | 67 | 8 | / |
| Melkish | 67 | 4 | / |
| Melkise | 67 | 2 | / |
| Melgues | 67 | 2 | / |
| Melkies | 67 | 1 | / |
| Melceis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Melkhit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Melkite | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Melquist
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis