Quist Surname

24,338th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22,224 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Greenland

Quist Surname Definition:

(Swedish) Twig.

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Quist Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana12,6071:2,143350
United States4,6191:78,4718,961
Netherlands1,9771:8,5421,068
Denmark7841:7,200656
Sweden5881:16,7461,429
Togo5251:13,8053,854
Canada3851:95,70310,417
England1851:301,17922,911
Australia1161:232,72221,885
Norway551:93,49612,846
Germany441:1,829,670103,431
South Africa391:1,389,17274,222
Nigeria361:4,920,632129,434
Greenland351:1,611220
New Zealand331:137,22216,302
Ivory Coast291:795,56021,349
Belgium281:410,59442,948
France261:2,554,720189,486
Benin231:449,37431,324
Finland141:392,62226,475
Jamaica81:358,7438,527
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Gambia41:480,863548
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
China21:683,660,78330,601
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2411:208,37617,958

Quist (427) may also be a first name.

Quist Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Swedish) Twig.

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

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).

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Quist Last Name Facts

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

The last name Quist is found in Ghana more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Quist? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 24,338th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 327,913 people. Quist occurs mostly in Africa, where 60 percent of Quist live; 59 percent live in West Africa and 59 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 415,584th most prevalent first name globally, borne by 427 people.

Quist is most numerous in Ghana, where it is borne by 12,607 people, or 1 in 2,143. Without taking into account Ghana it occurs in 50 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 21 percent live and The Netherlands, where 9 percent live.

Quist Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Quist has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Quist surname grew 1,917 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Quist Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Quist are 18.78% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.55% 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Quiste91119/
Åquist9134/
Quisth9114/
Øquist912/
Queist911/
Quiest911/
Quijst911/
Quis89292/
Quit89113/
Qist896/
Quishte833/
Øhquist832/
Quistte831/
Quest803,592/
Guist801,230/
Quite801,219/
Quitt80530/
Quais80511/
Quish80441/
Quiet80295/
Qwist80210/
Quait80139/
Quise80128/
Quies8078/
Kuist8077/
Queis8056/
Queit8038/
Quijs8031/
Quoit8023/
Quiss8012/
Quisp803/
Cuist802/
Quith802/
Quizs801/
Quidt801/
Qaist801/
Ångquist7717/
Høgquist7710/
Qui755,676/
Qis759/
Qit754/
Queste73654/
Quiett73615/
Quaite73227/
Quitte7382/
Quiess7340/
Quaish7326/
Quitse7317/
Cuiset7312/
Quithe7310/
Quisse739/
Quoite739/
Quaith737/
Quqish736/
Quaise736/
Queiss734/
Gueist733/
Kuiste733/
Ghuist733/
Queite732/
Quaiss731/
Quhuis731/
Quihte731/
Quisce731/
Guisst731/
Quoise731/
Quishe731/
Quwais731/
Queihs731/
Quijte731/
Quguis731/
Quwait731/
Quaits730/
Quiott730/
Quieth730/
Guistt730/
Cuisht730/
Quisch730/
Hæggquist711/
Qais6716,215/
Kist677,261/
Quoi674,849/
Guit673,361/
Kust671,726/
Kuit671,641/
Quai671,280/
Quet671,222/
Quix671,093/
Cuisset671,000/
Kuis67966/
Guis67822/
Ques67620/
Quie67610/
Qwit67318/
Quiz67282/
Quaisse67234/
Cuis67208/
Qois67168/
Quyt67133/
Quip67108/
Quid6790/
Cuit6758/
Quisová6747/
Quij6742/
Qait6736/
Quei6730/
Qeis6728/
Cist6716/
Quys6712/
Quès6710/
Quqi678/
Qest675/
Quih675/
Qish674/
Qite674/
Qqit674/
Qoit673/
Qeit673/
Quiy672/
Quwi672/
Quoisse672/
Quyi672/
Quhi672/
Qise672/
Kqit672/
Cqui672/
Qqis672/
Qeut671/
Queitsh671/
Quoiteh671/
Quki671/
Qith671/
Quitova671/
Quitová671/
Quiß671/
Quii671/
Qwis671/
Queitte671/
Qiss671/
Qkit671/
Qqui671/
Qidt671/
Kqis671/
Gqui671/
Hqui671/
Qgis670/

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