Bjrkqvist Surname

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

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Bjrkqvist Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Bjrkqvist Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Bjrkqvist Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bjrkqvist is more commonly found in Sweden than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Bjrkqvist click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bjrkqvist? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,772,636th most widespread family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Bjrkqvist live; 94 percent live in Northern Europe and 94 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname is most frequently used in Sweden, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 703,340. In Sweden it is primarily found in: Stockholm County, where 29 percent reside, Västra Götaland County, where 29 percent reside and Skåne County, where 14 percent reside. Aside from Sweden Bjrkqvist occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Finland, where 12 percent reside and Spain, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bjørkqvist951/
Berkqvist898/
Bjørkvist895/
Berkvist8210/
Berqvist826/
Bärqvist821/
Birkvist821/
Bergqvist789,032/
Bergkvist784,118/
Bergqkvist741/
Wirqvist712/
Berqvest710/
Bergqvíst671/
Bjørkved592/
Berkvich591/
Birkved5029/
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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 Bjrkqvist
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