Oquist Surname

571,325th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 552 people bear this surname

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

Oquist Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oquist Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5171:701,08155,448
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Nicaragua51:1,204,2185,298
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Öquist (211) are calculated separately.

Oquist Last Name Facts

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

Oquist occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant: Öquist. Click here for other possible spellings of Oquist.

How Common Is The Last Name Oquist? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 571,325th most common last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 13,202,076 people. The last name Oquist occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Oquist are found; 95 percent are found in North America and 95 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 517 people, or 1 in 701,081. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Minnesota, where 21 percent live, California, where 16 percent live and Washington, where 14 percent live. Barring The United States this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 1 percent live and New Zealand, where 1 percent live.

Oquist Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Oquist has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 17,233 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Oquist Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Oquist surname are 12.49% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.26% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Oquist earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 6.17% more than the national average, earning $45,813 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20% less than the national average, earning $39,746 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Öquist94211/
Hoquist9237/
Odquist9225/
Osquist928/
Ohquist925/
Oquiste922/
Onquist920/
Oquis9125/
Oquit911/
Hogquist8686/
Hoequist8610/
Huoquist861/
Honquist860/
Hodquist860/
Houquist860/
Hotquist860/
Onquit83465/
Hoquis8376/
Oquest8323/
Goquis836/
Osquis834/
Oquite834/
Oguist833/
Aquist833/
Oquise831/
Oqui80122/
Oqis801/
Hohnquist800/
Aaquist7775/
Ongquit7741/
Anquist7740/
Ekquist7721/
O'Quest777/
Öhquist776/
Aquiste774/
Odquisd771/
Hogqist771/
Haquist771/
Acquist771/
Onquitt771/
Hoegqueist750/
Oguis731,418/
Aquit73376/
Oukit73170/
Aquis73125/
Oguit73112/
Oquet73107/
Hoqui7355/
Oquiz7326/
Oquio7316/
Osqui736/
Goqui735/
Okist734/
Ohqui733/
Oques733/
Oquie731/
Okuit731/
Oqais731/
Oqeit731/
Oyqui731/
Hanquist71181/
Hagquist71148/
Ängquist7143/
Hegquist7142/
Högquist7138/
Honquest7129/
Angquist718/
Acquiste714/
Haqquist712/
Hatquist711/
Hogguist711/
Augquist710/
Houquest710/
Aquise674,925/
Gaquit671,724/
Aquite67410/
Hoquet67340/
Ouguis67339/
Häggquist67173/
Okhuis67121/
Ocquet6772/
Auquis6759/
Haggquist6759/
Hoquie6721/
Agquis6720/
Hoques6718/
Anquit6714/
Auquit6712/
Oquete6710/
Aqquis6710/
Ouchis678/
Haquis678/
Acquis677/
Houkis674/
Oqi674/
Hoquqi674/
Öqwist674/
Hahnquist674/
Oukais674/
Okisth673/
Equest673/
Aquies673/
Okuise673/
Haegquist672/
Ousqui672/
Acquit672/
Goquet672/
Oukiss672/
Asquit672/
Hoquei672/
Goukit672/
Occuis671/
Ouchit671/
Onquet671/
Oquett671/
D'Ocquois671/
Oqueas671/
Oquich671/
Oqwais671/
Ogueis671/
Ocquio671/
Aquais671/
Aquest671/
Aquiot671/
Aquést671/
Ouzkit671/
Ogbist671/
Oguish671/
Oukise671/
Aquuis671/
Hoguis671/
Aquith670/
Heggquist670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Oquist
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