Björnqvist Surname
Approximately 66 people bear this surname
Björnqvist Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 65 | 1:151,489 | 10,616 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Björnqvist Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Björnqvist Come From? nationality or country of origin
Björnqvist is found in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Björnqvist click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Björnqvist? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,352,516th most prevalent family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 110,417,362 people. The surname Björnqvist occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Björnqvist live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.
The surname is most commonly used in Sweden, where it is carried by 65 people, or 1 in 151,489. In Sweden Björnqvist is mostly found in: Västra Götaland County, where 29 percent are found, Skåne County, where 25 percent are found and Gävleborg County, where 11 percent are found. Not including Sweden Björnqvist occurs in one country. It is also found in Norway, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Björnkvist | 90 | 60 | / |
| Bjørnqvist | 90 | 4 | / |
| Bjørnkvist | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bjernekvist | 76 | 1 | / |
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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 Björnqvist
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