Quest Surname

126,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,592 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Quest Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Quest Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1081:327,12929,706
Germany8501:94,71211,806
England3591:155,20414,705
Egypt3361:273,61818,414
Jamaica1891:15,1851,455
Canada1261:292,42527,191
France1161:572,61077,014
Argentina671:637,96144,681
Australia641:421,80833,593
South Africa591:918,26658,838
India571:13,457,287231,997
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Brazil271:7,928,679178,836
Denmark181:313,59522,770
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
Iran161:4,798,908119,068
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
China21:683,660,78330,601
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland401:110,7476,785
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1171:208,33616,331
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2601:193,14916,929

Quest (553) may also be a first name.

Quest Last Name Facts

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

The surname Quest (Arabic: السعي) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Quest? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 126,499th most commonly held last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 2,028,827 people. Quest is primarily found in The Americas, where 43 percent of Quest are found; 34 percent are found in North America and 34 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Quest is also the 357,892nd most widely held first name at a global level, borne by 553 people.

The surname Quest is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 1,108 people, or 1 in 327,129. In The United States Quest is primarily concentrated in: California, where 12 percent live, Missouri, where 8 percent live and New York, where 7 percent live. Beside The United States this last name exists in 63 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 24 percent live and England, where 10 percent live.

Quest Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Quest has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 426 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 307 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 97 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Quest Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Quest last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Quest last name are 6.78% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.55% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Quest earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 27.03% less than the national average, earning R 173,400 per year; in United States they earn 13.32% more than the national average, earning $48,897 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.67% more than the national average, earning $51,506 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Queste91654/
Queist911/
Quiest911/
Quet891,222/
Ques89620/
Qest895/
Guest8036,204/
Quist8022,224/
Quast8013,510/
Quete80410/
Quiet80295/
Quets80202/
Kuest80182/
Quost80174/
Queet80127/
Quies8078/
Queis8056/
Queit8038/
Quett8030/
Qwest8012/
Quess806/
Cuest806/
Quees804/
Quese804/
Hquet803/
Queas803/
Quezt803/
Quesh802/
Qaest801/
Queus801/
Hques801/
Nques801/
Qouet801/
Quehs801/
Qeest801/
Qguet801/
Que75178,077/
Qes7528/
Qet752/
Quiett73615/
Quette73496/
Quesse73150/
Quiste73119/
Quiess7340/
Åquist7334/
Queetz7315/
Quisth7314/
Cueste735/
Queiss734/
Gouest734/
Queate733/
Gueist733/
Queths733/
Quwese733/
Couest732/
Quesch732/
Queite732/
Øquist732/
Queath731/
Quethe731/
Kuesth731/
Queshe731/
Queihs731/
Quijst731/
Guesst730/
Guestt730/
Quieth730/
Quej6716,790/
Quee678,944/
Guet678,403/
Kuet675,879/
Kues675,622/
Quea673,692/
Quer671,896/
Hque67893/
Cuet67730/
Quex67718/
Kest67694/
Quie67610/
Gues67540/
Queh67527/
Quwe67453/
Quis67292/
Quetsch67289/
Qeys67196/
Qete67179/
Quey67148/
Quyt67133/
Quit67113/
Qees6779/
Qast6754/
Cest6750/
Quez6732/
Quei6730/
Qeis6728/
Coueste6719/
Qeas6717/
Quys6712/
Qesh6712/
Cues6710/
Quès6710/
Goueste678/
Quhe677/
Qist676/
Qesj675/
Qued674/
Qwes674/
Qesd674/
Quke673/
Quep673/
Queu673/
Qeit673/
Kque673/
Qett672/
Queatte672/
Øhquist672/
Qesr672/
Qcue671/
Qeut671/
Queitsh671/
Quistte671/
Cueshte671/
Queý671/
Åque671/
Qeet671/
Qess671/
Qhes671/
Quue671/
Qwet671/
Qwue671/
Queitte671/
Qoue671/
Qque671/
Qejs671/
Qeth671/
Qets671/
Qexs671/
Qext671/
Qezs671/
Qezt671/
Qget671/
Cqes671/
Cque671/
Kqet671/
Gqes671/
Hqes671/

Quest Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Quest in the Arabic language
السعيalsy-
سعيsy-
كويستkwyst-

Search for Another Surname

Quest Reference & Research

Quest One-name Study - A profile of the Quest surname with contact details for a researcher who collects any information pertaining to it.

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Quest
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis