Boqvist Surname

498,439th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 661 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Boqvist Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Boqvist Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden6281:15,6801,337
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Finland91:610,74534,002
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
England11:55,718,059489,080

Boqvist Last Name Facts

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

Boqvist occurs more in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Boqvist? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 498,439th most commonly occurring last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 11,025,032 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Boqvist live; 97 percent live in Northern Europe and 97 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname Boqvist is most prevalent in Sweden, where it is borne by 628 people, or 1 in 15,680. In Sweden it is primarily concentrated in: Västra Götaland County, where 24 percent live, Stockholm County, where 16 percent live and Norrbotten County, where 10 percent live. Excluding Sweden Boqvist is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 2 percent live and Finland, where 1 percent live.

Boqvist Last Name Statistics demography

Boqvist earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.55% more than the national average, earning $46,406 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bodqvist9311/
Bokvist86169/
Byqvist86114/
Bogvist860/
Buiqvist801/
Baqvis773/
Bäckqvist758/
Bykvist7129/
Bouqbis714/
Bouqvio711/
Baqvi678/
Böjkvist673/
Baykvist671/
By Kvist671/
Begovscit632/
Becvost571/
Pakviset533/
Pakvisat531/
Bockfast530/
Pakvisate501/

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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 Boqvist
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