Björkquist Surname

1,252,959th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 184 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Björkquist Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Björkquist 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
Sweden1811:54,4024,208
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

Björkquist Last Name Facts

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

The last name Björkquist is more frequently found in Sweden than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Björkquist.

How Common Is The Last Name Björkquist? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,252,959th most commonly used surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 39,606,228 people. The last name Björkquist occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Björkquist are found; 99 percent are found in Northern Europe and 99 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name is most frequent in Sweden, where it is borne by 181 people, or 1 in 54,402. In Sweden it is most common in: Västra Götaland County, where 28 percent live, Stockholm County, where 23 percent live and Skåne County, where 19 percent live. Barring Sweden this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 1 percent live and Denmark, where 1 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
Björquist9515/
Björkqist951/
Björkqvist901,559/
Björnquist907/
Björke63117/
Bjarki636/
Björcke5936/
Björkhed5619/
Bjarkeid566/
Björåker565/
Björkehed5311/
Björkåker532/
Bjarke50137/
Bsarki501/
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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 Björkquist
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