Björkkvist Surname

2,635,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Björkkvist Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Björkkvist 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
Sweden521:189,36113,089
Finland21:2,748,35172,663

Björkkvist Last Name Facts

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

The surname Björkkvist is more frequently found in Sweden than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Björkkvist? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,635,433rd most numerous family name globally, borne by around 1 in 134,954,554 people. The surname Björkkvist occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Björkkvist live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname is most frequent in Sweden, where it is held by 52 people, or 1 in 189,361. In Sweden it is mostly found in: Skåne County, where 52 percent live, Stockholm County, where 19 percent live and Södermanland County, where 12 percent live. Excluding Sweden Björkkvist occurs in one country. It is also common in Finland, where 4 percent live.

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
Björkvist959/
Biörkkvist901/
Bjurkvist8426/
Björqvist847/
Bjørkvist845/
Bjorkvist842/
Björkvi822/
Björeqvist808/
Bjärkqvist801/
Bjoerkqvist764/
Bjurqvist744/
Bjorqvist742/
Böjer Qvist671/
Björkby592/
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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 Björkkvist
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