Quist Surname
Approximately 22,224 people bear this surname
Quist Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 12,607 | 1:2,143 | 350 |
| United States | 4,619 | 1:78,471 | 8,961 |
| Netherlands | 1,977 | 1:8,542 | 1,068 |
| Denmark | 784 | 1:7,200 | 656 |
| Sweden | 588 | 1:16,746 | 1,429 |
| Togo | 525 | 1:13,805 | 3,854 |
| Canada | 385 | 1:95,703 | 10,417 |
| England | 185 | 1:301,179 | 22,911 |
| Australia | 116 | 1:232,722 | 21,885 |
| Norway | 55 | 1:93,496 | 12,846 |
| Germany | 44 | 1:1,829,670 | 103,431 |
| South Africa | 39 | 1:1,389,172 | 74,222 |
| Nigeria | 36 | 1:4,920,632 | 129,434 |
| Greenland | 35 | 1:1,611 | 220 |
| New Zealand | 33 | 1:137,222 | 16,302 |
| Ivory Coast | 29 | 1:795,560 | 21,349 |
| Belgium | 28 | 1:410,594 | 42,948 |
| France | 26 | 1:2,554,720 | 189,486 |
| Benin | 23 | 1:449,374 | 31,324 |
| Finland | 14 | 1:392,622 | 26,475 |
| Jamaica | 8 | 1:358,743 | 8,527 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:669,227 | 23,443 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Gambia | 4 | 1:480,863 | 548 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 241 | 1:208,376 | 17,958 |
Quist (427) may also be a first name.
Quist Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Swedish) Twig.
User-submitted Reference
This is a Scandinavian surname, meaning 'dweller by the twig'. It is derived from the Scandinavian word kvist, meaning 'twig' (typical Old Scandinavian qvist, old Norse kvistr, Proto-Germanic kwastuz or twistaz).
- deleted-173293Quist Demographics
Average Male Quist Height
178.82 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Quist Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Quist Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Quist has its highest incidence in Ghana. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Quist? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 24,338th most frequently used family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 327,913 people. The surname Quist occurs predominantly in Africa, where 60 percent of Quist are found; 59 percent are found in West Africa and 59 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 415,584th most frequently held first name world-wide. It is borne by 427 people.
The surname Quist is most widely held in Ghana, where it is held by 12,607 people, or 1 in 2,143. Without taking into account Ghana Quist is found in 50 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent live and The Netherlands, where 9 percent live.
Quist Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Quist has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Quist last name expanded 1,917 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Quist Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Quist surname are 18.78% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.55% being registered with the party.
The amount Quist earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 0.84% more than the national average, earning 348,983 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 60.23% more than the national average, earning R 380,760 per year; in United States they earn 10.44% more than the national average, earning $47,654 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.6% less than the national average, earning $48,392 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quiste | 91 | 119 | / |
| Åquist | 91 | 34 | / |
| Quisth | 91 | 14 | / |
| Øquist | 91 | 2 | / |
| Queist | 91 | 1 | / |
| Quiest | 91 | 1 | / |
| Quijst | 91 | 1 | / |
| Quis | 89 | 292 | / |
| Quit | 89 | 113 | / |
| Qist | 89 | 6 | / |
| Quishte | 83 | 3 | / |
| Øhquist | 83 | 2 | / |
| Quistte | 83 | 1 | / |
| Quest | 80 | 3,592 | / |
| Guist | 80 | 1,230 | / |
| Quite | 80 | 1,219 | / |
| Quitt | 80 | 530 | / |
| Quais | 80 | 511 | / |
| Quish | 80 | 441 | / |
| Quiet | 80 | 295 | / |
| Qwist | 80 | 210 | / |
| Quait | 80 | 139 | / |
| Quise | 80 | 128 | / |
| Quies | 80 | 78 | / |
| Kuist | 80 | 77 | / |
| Queis | 80 | 56 | / |
| Queit | 80 | 38 | / |
| Quijs | 80 | 31 | / |
| Quoit | 80 | 23 | / |
| Quiss | 80 | 12 | / |
| Quisp | 80 | 3 | / |
| Cuist | 80 | 2 | / |
| Quith | 80 | 2 | / |
| Quizs | 80 | 1 | / |
| Quidt | 80 | 1 | / |
| Qaist | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ångquist | 77 | 17 | / |
| Høgquist | 77 | 10 | / |
| Qui | 75 | 5,676 | / |
| Qis | 75 | 9 | / |
| Qit | 75 | 4 | / |
| Queste | 73 | 654 | / |
| Quiett | 73 | 615 | / |
| Quaite | 73 | 227 | / |
| Quitte | 73 | 82 | / |
| Quiess | 73 | 40 | / |
| Quaish | 73 | 26 | / |
| Quitse | 73 | 17 | / |
| Cuiset | 73 | 12 | / |
| Quithe | 73 | 10 | / |
| Quisse | 73 | 9 | / |
| Quoite | 73 | 9 | / |
| Quaith | 73 | 7 | / |
| Quqish | 73 | 6 | / |
| Quaise | 73 | 6 | / |
| Queiss | 73 | 4 | / |
| Gueist | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kuiste | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ghuist | 73 | 3 | / |
| Queite | 73 | 2 | / |
| Quaiss | 73 | 1 | / |
| Quhuis | 73 | 1 | / |
| Quihte | 73 | 1 | / |
| Quisce | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guisst | 73 | 1 | / |
| Quoise | 73 | 1 | / |
| Quishe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Quwais | 73 | 1 | / |
| Queihs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Quijte | 73 | 1 | / |
| Quguis | 73 | 1 | / |
| Quwait | 73 | 1 | / |
| Quaits | 73 | 0 | / |
| Quiott | 73 | 0 | / |
| Quieth | 73 | 0 | / |
| Guistt | 73 | 0 | / |
| Cuisht | 73 | 0 | / |
| Quisch | 73 | 0 | / |
| Hæggquist | 71 | 1 | / |
| Qais | 67 | 16,215 | / |
| Kist | 67 | 7,261 | / |
| Quoi | 67 | 4,849 | / |
| Guit | 67 | 3,361 | / |
| Kust | 67 | 1,726 | / |
| Kuit | 67 | 1,641 | / |
| Quai | 67 | 1,280 | / |
| Quet | 67 | 1,222 | / |
| Quix | 67 | 1,093 | / |
| Cuisset | 67 | 1,000 | / |
| Kuis | 67 | 966 | / |
| Guis | 67 | 822 | / |
| Ques | 67 | 620 | / |
| Quie | 67 | 610 | / |
| Qwit | 67 | 318 | / |
| Quiz | 67 | 282 | / |
| Quaisse | 67 | 234 | / |
| Cuis | 67 | 208 | / |
| Qois | 67 | 168 | / |
| Quyt | 67 | 133 | / |
| Quip | 67 | 108 | / |
| Quid | 67 | 90 | / |
| Cuit | 67 | 58 | / |
| Quisová | 67 | 47 | / |
| Quij | 67 | 42 | / |
| Qait | 67 | 36 | / |
| Quei | 67 | 30 | / |
| Qeis | 67 | 28 | / |
| Cist | 67 | 16 | / |
| Quys | 67 | 12 | / |
| Quès | 67 | 10 | / |
| Quqi | 67 | 8 | / |
| Qest | 67 | 5 | / |
| Quih | 67 | 5 | / |
| Qish | 67 | 4 | / |
| Qite | 67 | 4 | / |
| Qqit | 67 | 4 | / |
| Qoit | 67 | 3 | / |
| Qeit | 67 | 3 | / |
| Quiy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Quwi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Quoisse | 67 | 2 | / |
| Quyi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Quhi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Qise | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kqit | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cqui | 67 | 2 | / |
| Qqis | 67 | 2 | / |
| Qeut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Queitsh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Quoiteh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Quki | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qith | 67 | 1 | / |
| Quitova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Quitová | 67 | 1 | / |
| Quiß | 67 | 1 | / |
| Quii | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qwis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Queitte | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qiss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qkit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qqui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qidt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kqis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gqui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hqui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qgis | 67 | 0 | / |
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