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 occurs in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Björkquist? popularity and diffusion

The surname Björkquist is the 1,252,959th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 39,606,228 people. The last name Björkquist occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Björkquist reside; 99 percent reside in Northern Europe and 99 percent reside in Scandinavia.

This surname is most widespread in Sweden, where it is borne by 181 people, or 1 in 54,402. In Sweden Björkquist is mostly concentrated in: Västra Götaland County, where 28 percent are found, Stockholm County, where 23 percent are found and Skåne County, where 19 percent are found. Barring Sweden this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 1 percent are found and Denmark, where 1 percent are found.

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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