Björquist Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Björquist Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 14 | 1:703,340 | 52,204 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
The alternate forms: Bjorquist (2) are calculated separately.
Björquist Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Björquist Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Björquist is found in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Bjorquist. Click here for further potential spellings of Björquist.
How Common Is The Last Name Björquist? popularity and diffusion
The last name Björquist is the 5,057,639th most frequent last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Björquist reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Scandinavia.
The last name Björquist is most numerous in Sweden, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 703,340. In Sweden it is primarily concentrated in: Västra Götaland County, where 93 percent live and Värmland County, where 7 percent live. Besides Sweden it is found in one country. It is also found in Finland, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bjorquist | 96 | 2 | / |
| Björkquist | 95 | 184 | / |
| Björnquist | 95 | 7 | / |
| Bjurquist | 89 | 86 | / |
| Björkqist | 89 | 1 | / |
| Björkqvist | 84 | 1,559 | / |
| Bjorguist | 78 | 0 | / |
| Björk Satta | 60 | 1 | / |
| Bjerkset | 59 | 49 | / |
| Bjerkeset | 56 | 182 | / |
| Bjerkesti | 56 | 13 | / |
| Bjerksett | 56 | 10 | / |
| Björck Sciuto | 55 | 2 | / |
| Björke | 53 | 117 | / |
| Bjørkesett | 53 | 33 | / |
| Bjarki | 53 | 6 | / |
| Bjerkesett | 53 | 2 | / |
| Björcke | 50 | 36 | / |
| Björgve | 50 | 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 Björquist
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