Winquist Surname

332,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,114 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Sweden

Winquist Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Winquist Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8361:433,56337,358
Canada1201:307,04728,331
Sweden901:109,4087,883
Finland301:183,22315,926
Norway141:367,30634,015
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Denmark61:940,78647,603
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
England11:55,718,059489,080
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States561:896,76254,350

Winquist Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Winquist? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 332,050th most commonly held surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 6,541,783 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 85 percent of Winquist live; 85 percent live in North America and 84 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 836 people, or 1 in 433,563. In The United States it is most numerous in: Michigan, where 11 percent reside, Illinois, where 9 percent reside and Washington, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States Winquist occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 11 percent reside and Sweden, where 8 percent reside.

Winquist Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Winquist has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Winquist last name increased 1,493 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Winquist Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Winquist surname are 11.68% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.45% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Winquist earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 11.39% less than the national average, earning 306,665 kr per year; in United States they earn 13.67% more than the national average, earning $49,049 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.3% less than the national average, earning $47,050 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wingquist9443/
Weinquist940/
Winqist931/
Winquest88153/
Vinquist8855/
Wenquist8817/
Winqwist8816/
Winguist885/
Wynquist880/
Binnquist8243/
Wingquest822/
Wingvist753/
Winkiste751/
Bönquist751/
Wenqihst751/
Vingquest710/
Winchest635/
Vingvist631/
Vincest531/

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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 Winquist
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