Walquist Surname

592,650th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 526 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Walquist Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Walquist Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4721:767,92159,720
Norway381:135,32317,347
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States371:1,357,26274,323

Walquist Last Name Facts

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

Walquist is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Walquist? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 592,650th most prevalent family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 13,854,650 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Walquist live; 90 percent live in North America and 90 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 472 people, or 1 in 767,921. In The United States Walquist is mostly concentrated in: Illinois, where 16 percent are found, Minnesota, where 13 percent are found and Michigan, where 11 percent are found. Outside of The United States this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 7 percent are found and Australia, where 2 percent are found.

Walquist Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Walquist has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 1,276 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Walquist Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Walquist surname are 25.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 72% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Walquist earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 8.69% less than the national average, earning 315,996 kr per year and in United States they earn 8.43% more than the national average, earning $46,788 USD per year.

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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
  • 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 Walquist
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