Öquist Surname
Approximately 211 people bear this surname
Öquist Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 210 | 1:46,889 | 3,650 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
The alternate forms: Oquist (552) are calculated separately.
Öquist Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Öquist Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Öquist is more commonly found in Sweden than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Oquist. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Öquist? popularity and diffusion
The last name Öquist is the 1,140,742nd most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 34,538,132 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Öquist are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.
It is most commonly used in Sweden, where it is carried by 210 people, or 1 in 46,889. In Sweden it is most prevalent in: Stockholm County, where 31 percent are found, Norrbotten County, where 29 percent are found and Västra Götaland County, where 9 percent are found. Besides Sweden it is found in one country. It is also common in Norway, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oquist | 94 | 552 | / |
| Öhquist | 92 | 6 | / |
| Högquist | 86 | 38 | / |
| Öqwist | 83 | 4 | / |
| Aquist | 83 | 3 | / |
| Aaquist | 77 | 75 | / |
| Hoquist | 77 | 37 | / |
| Ekquist | 77 | 21 | / |
| Ohquist | 77 | 5 | / |
| Acquist | 77 | 1 | / |
| Haquist | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hagquist | 71 | 148 | / |
| Hogquist | 71 | 86 | / |
| Ängquist | 71 | 43 | / |
| Hegquist | 71 | 42 | / |
| Hoequist | 71 | 10 | / |
| Haqquist | 71 | 2 | / |
| Häggquist | 67 | 173 | / |
| Haggquist | 67 | 59 | / |
| Oquest | 67 | 23 | / |
| Equest | 67 | 3 | / |
| Haegquist | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aquest | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aquést | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heggquist | 67 | 0 | / |
| Haeggquist | 63 | 44 | / |
| Hoegqueist | 63 | 0 | / |
| O'Quest | 62 | 7 | / |
| Högvist | 62 | 1 | / |
| Hagquest | 57 | 0 | / |
| Haeggqwist | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Öquist
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