Appelqvist Surname

338,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,086 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Appelqvist Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Appelqvist Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden8961:10,990960
Finland651:84,5659,027
Australia521:519,14839,018
Norway191:270,64728,127
Denmark151:376,31425,792
United States111:32,950,812797,015
England81:6,964,757184,742
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

The alternate forms: Äppelqvist (6) are calculated separately.

Appelqvist Last Name Facts

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

The surname Appelqvist is found most frequently in Sweden. It can be rendered as a variant: Äppelqvist. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Appelqvist? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 338,735th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 6,710,447 people. The surname Appelqvist occurs predominantly in Europe, where 93 percent of Appelqvist live; 93 percent live in Northern Europe and 92 percent live in Scandinavia.

This surname is most widely held in Sweden, where it is borne by 896 people, or 1 in 10,990. In Sweden Appelqvist is most prevalent in: Västra Götaland County, where 15 percent are found, Stockholm County, where 15 percent are found and Skåne County, where 12 percent are found. Beside Sweden Appelqvist is found in 18 countries. It is also found in Finland, where 6 percent are found and Australia, where 5 percent are found.

Appelqvist Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Appelqvist earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 9.81% less than the national average, earning 312,140 kr per year and in United States they earn 54.02% more than the national average, earning $66,458 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Äppelqvist976/
Apelqvist95525/
Appelkvist90420/
Apelkvist8436/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Appelqvist
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