Palmquist Surname

103,911th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,521 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Sweden

Palmquist Surname Definition:

(Swedish) Palm-tree twig.

Palmquist Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,2531:111,42312,109
Sweden7911:12,4481,077
Canada2481:148,57115,198
Denmark1091:51,7865,324
Norway351:146,92218,432
Brazil311:6,905,624162,221
England91:6,190,895170,599
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Panama41:978,06412,245
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
France21:33,211,361423,184
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Dominica11:75,891912
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malta11:430,2723,380
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1851:271,45222,076

Palmquist Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Swedish) Palm-tree twig.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Palmquist Last Name Facts

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

The last name Palmquist is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Palmquist? popularity and diffusion

Palmquist is the 103,911th most numerous last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,611,932 people. The surname Palmquist occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Palmquist are found; 77 percent are found in North America and 77 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 3,253 people, or 1 in 111,423. In The United States it is most frequent in: Minnesota, where 21 percent live, California, where 13 percent live and Illinois, where 6 percent live. Other than The United States this last name is found in 27 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 17 percent live and Canada, where 5 percent live.

Palmquist Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Palmquist has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 1,758 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Palmquist Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Palmquist surname are 6.72% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.49% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Palmquist earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 25.13% less than the national average, earning 259,094 kr per year; in United States they earn 13.89% more than the national average, earning $49,141 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.92% less than the national average, earning $44,258 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Palmmquist951/
Palmqist941/
Palmquest8920/
Palmguist891/
Palmgwist781/
Palmkish711/
Polmguest670/
Palmkid631/
Palmcki630/
Palmke533/

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