Blomqvist Surname

40,903rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,796 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Blomqvist Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Blomqvist Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden8,9601:1,09981
Finland3,2251:1,704257
Norway1411:36,4705,159
Estonia1231:10,7461,543
Denmark1121:50,3995,183
United States621:5,846,112285,490
England331:1,688,42669,999
Thailand261:2,716,859279,944
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
France41:16,605,680368,153
China31:455,773,85521,925
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Malta11:430,2723,380
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Chile11:17,616,47493,597

Blomqvist Last Name Facts

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

The surname Blomqvist occurs most in Sweden. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Blomqvist? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 40,903rd most frequently used family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 569,517 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Blomqvist reside; 98 percent reside in Northern Europe and 97 percent reside in Scandinavia.

It is most numerous in Sweden, where it is held by 8,960 people, or 1 in 1,099. In Sweden Blomqvist is mostly found in: Stockholm County, where 24 percent reside, Västra Götaland County, where 17 percent reside and Skåne County, where 8 percent reside. Barring Sweden it occurs in 43 countries. It is also found in Finland, where 25 percent reside and Norway, where 1 percent reside.

Blomqvist Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Blomqvist earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 1.62% less than the national average, earning 340,477 kr per year; in United States they earn 10.38% less than the national average, earning $38,672 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.36% more than the national average, earning $61,287 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Blomqvisti951/
Bloomqvist951/
Blomqvis943/
Blomkvist892,483/
Blomgvist894/
Blonqvist894/
Blumqvist891/
Blonquvist840/
Palmqvist783,962/
Blumkvist7836/
Blonkvist7835/
Blomkvest7811/
Blonkvit711/
Palmkvist67655/
Plymkvist679/
Palmkviste631/
Blancbois564/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Blomqvist
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