Bjorkqvist Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Bjorkqvist Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bjorkqvist Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
England21:27,859,030389,889
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Björkqvist (1,559) are calculated separately.

Bjorkqvist Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bjorkqvist is found most in Sweden. It may be rendered as: Björkqvist. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bjorkqvist? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,772,636th most frequently used last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 65 percent of Bjorkqvist live; 41 percent live in Northern Europe and 29 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name Bjorkqvist is most frequent in Sweden, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 2,461,689. In Sweden it is most numerous in: Stockholm County, where 75 percent are found and Gotland County, where 25 percent are found. Apart from Sweden this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 24 percent are found and Belgium, where 12 percent are found.

Bjorkqvist Last Name Statistics demography

Bjorkqvist earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 22.15% more than the national average, earning $52,708 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Björkqvist971,559/
Bjrkqvist9517/
Bjoerkqvist954/
Bjorkvist952/
Bjorqvist952/
Bjärkqvist901/
Bjørkqvist901/
Bjurkvist8426/
Bjurqvist844/
Bjergkvist8029/

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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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  • 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 Bjorkqvist
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